He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
CATO THE ELDERBuy not what you want, but what you have need of; what you do not want is dear at a farthing.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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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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Lighter is the wound foreseen.
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Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
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Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
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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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There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
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Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
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Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
CATO THE ELDER







