Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
CATO THE ELDERThe more you go, the more will the place please you, if it be worth your attention. Give heed to the appearance of the neighbourhood.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
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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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After I’m dead I’d rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.
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Lighter is the wound foreseen.
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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
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When you have observed how the field work has progressed, what things have been done, and what remains undone.
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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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You must keep her on a tight rein.
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If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
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An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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All mankind rules its women, and we rule all mankind, but our women rule us.
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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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After I am dead, I would rather have men ask why Cato has no monument than why he had one.
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