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.
CATO THE ELDERWise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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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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Lighter is the wound foreseen.
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Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
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You must keep her on a tight rein.
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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
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Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
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Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
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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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