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Wisdom from Cato The Elder

Regis Nisengwe

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Wisdom from Cato The Elder
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Cato the Elder (234 BC – 149 BC) was a Roman statesman, historian, and farmer. Here are some memorable quotes attributed to him:

  • "I would much rather have men ask why I have no statue than why I have one."
  • "Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise."
  • "When you have spoken the word, it reigns over you. When it is unspoken, you reign over it."
  • "Do not keep saying to yourself, if you can possibly avoid it, 'But how can it be like that?' because you will get 'down the drain,' into a blind alley from which nobody has yet escaped. Nobody knows how it can be like that."