Cato Elder

Quote: If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave. [Cato Elder]

Quote: It is thus with farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work. [Cato Elder]

Quote: It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears. [Cato Elder]

Quote: Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses. [Cato Elder]

Quote: 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 Elder]

Quote: Grasp the subject, the words will follow. [Cato Elder]

Quote: Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few. [Cato Elder]

Quote: Old age has deformities enough of its own. It should never add to them the deformity of vice. [Cato Elder]

Quote: I would much rather have men ask why I have no statue than why I have one. [Cato Elder]

Quote: An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes. [Cato Elder]

Quote: Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise. [Cato Elder]

Quote: The best way to keep good acts in memory is to refresh them with new. [Cato Elder]

Quote: Old age has deformities enough of its own. It should never add to them the deformity of vice. [Cato Elder]

Quote: Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters. [Cato Elder]

Quote: Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses. [Cato Elder]

Quote: I would much rather have men ask why I have no statue than why I have one. [Cato Elder]

Quote: Grasp the subject, the words will follow. [Cato Elder]

Quote: Patience is the greatest of all virtues. [Cato Elder]

Quote: We cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them. [Cato Elder]

Quote: He who fears death has already lost the life he covets. [Cato Elder]

Quote: Suffer women once to arrive at an equality with you, and they will from that moment become your superiors. [Cato Elder]

Quote: Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth. [Cato Elder]

Quote: Farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work. [Cato Elder]

Quote: It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears. [Cato Elder]

Quote: Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few. [Cato Elder]

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