Cato the Elder

"Carthago delenda est"

"The budding of virtue is the beginning of liberty"

"Wise men learn from the mistakes of others; fools by their own"

"It is not enough to know what is good; one must have the courage to do it"

"The foundations of justice are good faith, truth, and performance of covenants"

"An unjust peace is better than a just war"

"Patience is the greatest virtue"

"Knowledge is power, but enthusiasm pulls the switch"

"The greatest wealth is health"

"Virtue is its own reward"

"A man who has never lost himself in concentration has missed life's greatest pleasure"

"Grasp the subject, the words will follow"

"Time is the fire in which we burn"

"The Romans do not pay tribute, they exact it"

"Better to do nothing than to do harm"

"Fortune favors the brave"

"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends"

"Youth is the first victim of war"

"The good of the people shall be the highest law"

"Nature abhors idleness"

"Old age is the only disease that does not kill"

"The secret to a long life is to know when to keep silent"

"A good reputation is more valuable than gold"

"The mind is the man; the rest merely flesh and blood"

"Honesty is the best policy"

"Better a small victory now than a great one later"

"Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark"

"The greatest good is virtue"

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the mastery of it"

"Necessity is the argument of tyrants"