Buy not what you want, but what you have need of; what you do not want is dear at a farthing.
CATO THE ELDERBuy not what you want, but what you have need of; what you do not want is dear at a farthing.
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 ELDERYou must keep her on a tight rein.
CATO THE ELDERCessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
CATO THE ELDERFurthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
CATO THE ELDERAn orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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 ELDERMoreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
CATO THE ELDERIf you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
CATO THE ELDERYou should summon your overseer the next day, and should call for a report of what work has been done in good season and why it has not been possible to complete the rest, and what wine and corn and other crops have been gathered.
CATO THE ELDERThe hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
CATO THE ELDERI prefer to do right and get no thanks than to do wrong and receive no punishment.
CATO THE ELDERHe is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
CATO THE ELDERWise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
CATO THE ELDERThere is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
CATO THE ELDERTis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
CATO THE ELDER