Quotes of Cato The Elder - somelinesforyou

“ We cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them. ”

- Cato the Elder

“ Grasp the subject, the words will follow. ”

- Cato the Elder

“ Wise men profit more from fools than fools from wise men; for the wise men shun the mistakes of fools, but fools do not imitate the successes of the wise. ”

- Cato the Elder

“ Patience is the greatest of all virtues. ”

- Cato the Elder

“ 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

“ Patience is the greatest of all virtues. ”

- Cato the Elder

“ 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

“ It is difficult to spear to the belly, because it has no ears. ”

- Cato the Elder

“ It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears. ”

- Cato the Elder

“ Old age has deformities enough of its own. It should never add to them the deformity of vice. ”

- Cato the Elder

“ I can pardon everybody's mistakes except my own. ”

- Cato the Elder

“ It is difficult to spear to the belly, because it has no ears. ”

- Cato the Elder

“ It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears. ”

- Cato the Elder

“ Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise. ”

- Cato the Elder

“ Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses. ”

- Cato the Elder

“ Old age has deformities enough of its own. It should never add to them the deformity of vice. ”

- Cato the Elder

“ Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses. ”

- Cato the Elder

“ We cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them. ”

- Cato the Elder

“ I would much rather have men ask why I have no statue, than why I have one. ”

- Cato the Elder

“ It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears. ”

- Cato the Elder

“ Any man who is under 30, and is not a liberal, has not heart; and any man who is over 30, and is not a conservative, has no brains. ”

- Cato the Elder

“ If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave. ”

- Cato the Elder

“ Wise men are more dependent on fools than fools on wise men. ”

- Cato the Elder

“ It is thus with farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work. ”

- Cato the Elder

“ Any man who is under 30, and is not a liberal, has not heart; and any man who is over 30, and is not a conservative, has no brains. ”

- Cato the Elder

“ It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears. ”

- Cato the Elder

“ We cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them. ”

- Cato the Elder

“ It is thus with farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work. ”

- Cato the Elder

“ Wise men are more dependent on fools than fools on wise men. ”

- Cato the Elder

“ We cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them. ”

- Cato the Elder
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