From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
CATO THE ELDERFrom lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
-
-
After I am dead, I would rather have men ask why Cato has no monument than why he had one.
CATO THE ELDER -
Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
CATO THE ELDER -
It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
CATO THE ELDER -
A flourishing country should show its prosperity. “When you go in, look about, so that, when needs be, you can find your way out.
CATO THE ELDER -
Women want total freedom or rather – to call things by their names – total licence. If you allow them to achieve complete equality with men, do you think they will be easier to live with?
CATO THE ELDER -
There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
CATO THE ELDER -
I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
CATO THE ELDER -
An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
CATO THE ELDER -
Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
CATO THE ELDER -
Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
CATO THE ELDER -
Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
CATO THE ELDER -
He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
CATO THE ELDER -
Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
CATO THE ELDER -
Woman is a violent and uncontrolled animal, and it is useless to let go the reins and then expect her not to kick over the traces.
CATO THE ELDER -
Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
CATO THE ELDER