Cato The Elder
» Age and Aging » “Old age has deformities enough of its own. It should never add to them the deformity of vice.”
» Anger » “An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.”
» Control » “If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.”
» Fame » “I would much rather have men ask why I have no statue than why I have one.”
» Fame » “After I’m dead I’d rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.”
» Farming and Farmers » “It is thus with farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.”
» Food and Eating » “It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.”
» Silence » “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.”
» Speakers and Speaking » “Grasp the subject, the words will follow.”
» Speech » “Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.”
» Variety » “The best way to keep good acts in memory is to refresh them with new.”
» Wisdom » “Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.”
» Work » “Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses.”
