He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
CATO THE ELDERHe is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
CATO THE ELDERAn orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
CATO THE ELDERThose who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
CATO THE ELDERWhen you have decided to purchase a farm, be careful not to buy rashly; do not spare your visits and be not content with a single tour of inspection.
CATO THE ELDERWe cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them.
CATO THE ELDERI 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 ELDERAfter I am dead, I would rather have men ask why Cato has no monument than why he had one.
CATO THE ELDERAnger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
CATO THE ELDERLighter is the wound foreseen.
CATO THE ELDERIt is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
CATO THE ELDERCessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
CATO THE ELDERWhen you have arrived at your country house and have saluted your household, you should make the rounds of the farm the same day, if possible; if not, then certainly the next day.
CATO THE ELDERA 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 ELDERSuffer women once to arrive at an equality with you, and they will from that moment become your superiors.
CATO THE ELDERWomen want total freedom or rather – to call things by their names – total licence. If you allow them to achieve complete equality with men, do you think they will be easier to live with?
CATO THE ELDERThere is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
CATO THE ELDER