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

quote by Cato the Elder
Added by Lucian Velea
Comment! | Vote! | Copy! | In Romanian

Old age has deformities enough of its own, it should never add to them the deformity of vice.

quote by Cato the Elder
Added by anonym
Comment! | Vote! | Copy! | In Romanian

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.

quote by Cato the Elder
Added by Lucian Velea
Comment! | Vote! | Copy! | In Romanian

Those who steal from private individuals spend their lives in stocks and chains, those who steal from the public treasure go dressed in gold and purple.

quote by Cato the Elder
Added by Lucian Velea
Comment! | Vote! | Copy! | In Romanian

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.

quote by Cato the Elder
Added by Lucian Velea
Comment! | Vote! | Copy! | In Romanian

It is remarkable that men, when they differ in what they think considerable, are apt to differ in almost everything else... Thus they differ in affection, as they differ in judgement, and the contention which began in pride, ends in anger.

quote by Cato the Elder
Added by anonym
Comment! | Vote! | Copy! | In Romanian