Cato the Elder
Roman statesman, often called "The Censor," Sapiens, Priscus, or Major, to distinguish him from Cato the Younger.
It is a hard matter, my fellow citizens, to argue with the belly, since it has no ears.
Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.
I would much rather have men ask why I have no statue, than why I have one.
Not that I might die learned—but that I might not die unlearned.
An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
Should anyone attempt to deceive you by false expressions, and not be a true friend at heart, act in the same manner, and thus art will defeat art.
From lightest words sometimes the direst quarrel springs.
We cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them.
Patience is the greatest of all virtues.
Fronte capillata, post est Occasio calva.
Consider it the greatest of all virtues to restrain the tongue.
An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.
Don't promise twice what you can do at once.
Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses.
Emas non quod opus est, sed quod necesse est. Quod non opus est, asse carum est.
Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternatives.
The worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
In conversation avoid the extremes of forwardness and reserve.
Do not expect good from another's death.
The best way to keep good acts in memory is to refresh them with new.