He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
CATO THE ELDERThose who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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Women 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?
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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
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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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I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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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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After I’m dead I’d rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.
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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
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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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When 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.
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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
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