Cato the Elder

Statesman Ancient Rome 234 – 149

Roman senator famous for ending speeches with 'Carthago delenda est'.

379 quotes

"The price of greatness is responsibility."
Leadership
"In unity there is strength."
Strength
"The pursuit of knowledge is the pursuit of truth."
Knowledge
"Beauty fades, but character endures."
Beauty
"To endure is to conquer."
Perseverance
"The greatest gift is time spent with loved ones."
Family
"A nation that forgets its past has no future."
History
"The mind is the noblest part of man."
Wisdom
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action despite it."
Courage
"The only true wealth is good character."
Success
"To give is greater than to receive."
Gratitude
"Wisdom comes to those who seek it with humility."
Wisdom
"The heart of a true leader is one of service."
Leadership
"All that glitters is not gold."
Truth
"The foundation of justice is good faith."
Justice
"A life without purpose is a life not fully lived."
Life
"The greatest enemy is ignorance."
Knowledge
"To plant a tree is to believe in tomorrow."
Hope
"Strength of character is the ultimate power."
Strength
"The pursuit of peace is the noblest of all pursuits."
Peace
"A man who fears nothing is a man to be feared."
Fear
"The richest poverty is want of friends."
Friendship
"In solitude, we discover our true selves."
Solitude
"The measure of a man is how he treats those beneath him."
Kindness
"To lose one's way is but to find another."
Change
"The art of living well is the greatest art."
Art
"All learning is worth the effort expended upon it."
Education
"The tongue can kill more surely than the sword."
Truth
"To trust is to risk, but the risk is worth the reward."
Relationships
"The seeds of today become the harvest of tomorrow."
Time