I 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.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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Wise men profit more from fools than fools from wise men; for the wise men shun the mistakes of fools, but fools do not imitate the successes of the wise.
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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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Lighter is the wound foreseen.
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If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
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The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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You 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.
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The worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
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The more you go, the more will the place please you, if it be worth your attention. Give heed to the appearance of the neighbourhood.
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I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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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.
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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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