There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
CATO THE ELDERFrom lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
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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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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.
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The worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
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Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
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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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An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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We cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them.
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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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