There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
CATO THE ELDERBuy not what you want, but what you have need of; what you do not want is dear at a farthing.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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I prefer to do right and get no thanks than to do wrong and receive no punishment.
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We cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them.
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Buy not what you want, but what you have need of; what you do not want is dear at a farthing.
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All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
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An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
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I think the first virtue is to restrain the tongue; he approaches nearest to gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.
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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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Lighter is the wound foreseen.
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