Buy not what you want, but what you have need of; what you do not want is dear at a farthing.
CATO THE ELDERHe who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
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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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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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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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I prefer to do right and get no thanks than to do wrong and receive no punishment.
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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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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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Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
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Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
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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.
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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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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.
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An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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