He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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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From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
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The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
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I can pardon everybody’s mistakes except my own.
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The worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
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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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There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.
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When you have decided to purchase a farm, be careful not to buy rashly; do not spare your visits and be not content with a single tour of inspection.
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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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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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We cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them.
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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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I prefer to do right and get no thanks than to do wrong and receive no punishment.
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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
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Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
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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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