Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
CATO THE ELDERHe who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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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Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
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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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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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Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
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I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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The more you go, the more will the place please you, if it be worth your attention. Give heed to the appearance of the neighbourhood.
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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
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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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It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
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You must keep her on a tight rein.
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