Cato the Younger

"I would rather be a little nobody, then to be a evil somebody."

"Silence is the virtue of fools."

"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles."

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."

"Grasp the subject, the words will follow."

"If you wish to improve, be content to appear foolish and stupid regarding externals."

"I am not ashamed of my precedents; but I am ashamed of my successors."

"Cowards die many times before their deaths."

"The wise adapt themselves to circumstances as water molds itself to the pitcher."

"Whoever fears God has no reason to fear anything else."

"It is a hard matter to argue with the belly, since it has no ears."

"Do not despise poverty; many have found it the source of freedom."

"I die hard, but I am not afraid to go."

"Better to die standing than live on your knees."

"The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires."

"Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them."

"I have often regretted my speech, never my silence."

"The beginning of wisdom is the fear of the Lord."

"If we would enjoy true peace and rest our peace must not be outside ourselves."

"Virtue is its own reward."

"Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one."

"The greatest and noblest pleasure which we have in this world is to discover new truths."

"No one can wear a crown and keep his head."

"I prefer the most unjust peace to the most righteous war."

"Knowledge is power."

"Death is but crossing the world, as friends do the seas."

"The man who has made up his mind to win will never say impossible."

"Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other."

"True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it is lost."

"Every moment of resistance to temptation is a victory."