Cato the Younger

"Change is the only constant in life."

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."

"Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light."

"Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear."

"Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without."

"In nature nothing is created, nothing is lost; everything changes."

"The safety of the people shall be my highest law."

"I would rather lose a battle and save my principles than win through compromise of virtue."

"A man's character is his fate in the eyes of history."

"The pursuit of knowledge without moral foundation leads to tyranny."

"Silence in the face of injustice is itself a form of complicity."

"True freedom cannot exist where the rule of law is abandoned."

"I have lived as a free man ought to live, bound only by conscience."

"The greatest weakness of democracy is the failure of its citizens to remain vigilant."

"Money is a tool for the wise and a master for the foolish."

"A nation that forgets its principles deserves the chains it will wear."

"The measure of a man is not his wealth, but his integrity."

"I prefer the company of honest poverty to the embrace of corrupt luxury."

"To live without fear is to live without true freedom."

"The power of an idea exceeds the power of any army."

"A good death is better than a shameful life."

"Strength of character is forged in the fires of adversity."

"The truth needs no ornament; it stands magnificent in its simplicity."

"I have made my choice and I shall not waver from it."

"The seeds of tyranny are planted in moments of complacency."

"A man who loves his country must be willing to die for it."

"Wisdom is knowing which battles to fight and which to walk away from."

"The law that applies to all must apply equally to all."

"In the darkest times, principle becomes our only light."

"I would rather stand alone for what is right than sit with thousands who are wrong."