Cato The Elder

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

An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.

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.

Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.

Lighter is the wound foreseen.

Patience is the greatest of all virtues.

An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.

After I am dead, I would rather have men ask why Cato has no monument than why he had one.

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

Moreover, I consider that Carthage should be destroyed.

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