34 Quotes by Cato the Elder

Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.

Furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed.

Patience is the greatest of all virtues.

After I’m dead I’d rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.

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

I prefer to do right and get no thanks than to do wrong and receive no punishment.

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

Grasp the subject, the words will follow.

Suffer women once to arrive at an equality with you, and they will from that moment become your superiors.