After I am dead, I would rather have men ask why Cato has no monument than why he had one.
CATO THE ELDERIt is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
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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Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.
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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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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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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
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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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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
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An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
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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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Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
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The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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