Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
CATO THE ELDERWise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
CATO THE ELDERCessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
CATO THE ELDERTis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
CATO THE ELDERHe is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
CATO THE ELDERFarming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
CATO THE ELDERAn orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
CATO THE ELDERAfter I am dead, I would rather have men ask why Cato has no monument than why he had one.
CATO THE ELDERWhen you have arrived at your country house and have saluted your household, you should make the rounds of the farm the same day, if possible; if not, then certainly the next day.
CATO THE ELDERMoreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
CATO THE ELDERBuy not what you want, but what you have need of; what you do not want is dear at a farthing.
CATO THE ELDERAfter I’m dead I’d rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.
CATO THE ELDERWhen you have observed how the field work has progressed, what things have been done, and what remains undone.
CATO THE ELDERWise 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.
CATO THE ELDERAnger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
CATO THE ELDERWe cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them.
CATO THE ELDERHe who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
CATO THE ELDER