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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.
— Cato The Elder
Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
— Cato The Elder
He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
— Cato The Elder
The worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
— Cato The Elder
Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
— Cato The Elder
Suffer women once to arrive at an equality with you, and they will from that moment become your superiors.
— Cato The Elder
If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.
— Cato The Elder
Grasp the subject; the words will follow.
— Cato The Elder
An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
— Cato The Elder
Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
— Cato The Elder
Lighter is the wound foreseen.
— Cato The Elder
Even though work stops, expenses run on.
— Cato The Elder
I can pardon everybody's mistakes except my own.
— Cato The Elder
An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
— Cato The Elder
We cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them.
— Cato The Elder
Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
— Cato The Elder
Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.
— Cato The Elder
Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
— Cato The Elder
Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.
— Cato The Elder
Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
— Cato The Elder
Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.
— Cato The Elder
After I am dead, I would rather have men ask why Cato has no monument than why he had one.
— Cato The Elder
From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
— Cato The Elder
Commander to teacher. Why not call me Cato the Elder, and really insult me while you're at it? (Julian)
— Sherrilyn Kenyon
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.
— Cato The Elder
Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
— Cato The Elder
