Lighter is the wound foreseen.
CATO THE ELDERAfter I’m dead I’d rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
-
-
I prefer to do right and get no thanks than to do wrong and receive no punishment.
CATO THE ELDER -
There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
CATO THE ELDER -
He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
CATO THE ELDER -
Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
CATO THE ELDER -
Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
CATO THE ELDER -
Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
CATO THE ELDER -
Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
CATO THE ELDER -
Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
CATO THE ELDER -
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.
CATO THE ELDER -
The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
CATO THE ELDER -
After I am dead, I would rather have men ask why Cato has no monument than why he had one.
CATO THE ELDER -
If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
CATO THE ELDER -
A flourishing country should show its prosperity. “When you go in, look about, so that, when needs be, you can find your way out.
CATO THE ELDER -
He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
CATO THE ELDER -
Woman is a violent and uncontrolled animal, and it is useless to let go the reins and then expect her not to kick over the traces.
CATO THE ELDER