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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After I am dead, I would rather have men ask why Cato has no monument than why he had one.
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I prefer to do right and get no thanks than to do wrong and receive no punishment.
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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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You must keep her on a tight rein.
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There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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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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If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
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A flourishing country should show its prosperity. “When you go in, look about, so that, when needs be, you can find your way out.
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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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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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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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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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