He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
CATO THE ELDERBetween the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
More Cato the Elder Quotes
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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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When 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.
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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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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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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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Suffer women once to arrive at an equality with you, and they will from that moment become your superiors.
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The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?
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Buy not what you want, but what you have need of; what you do not want is dear at a farthing.
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An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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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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Lighter is the wound foreseen.
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The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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Even though work stops, expenses run on.
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Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
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