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I begin to speak only when I am certain what I will say is not better left unsaid.
Plutarch, Life of Cato the Younger 4
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I would rather that good men should envy me than that bad men should praise me.
Plutarch, Life of Cato the Younger
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I had rather be good than seem so.
via Plutarch, Life of Cato the Younger 1
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The Senate will never lead while Cato sits in it.
via Plutarch, Life of Cato the Younger 19
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Hold on with a bulldog grip, and chew and choke as much as possible.
via Plutarch, Life of Cato the Younger
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It is better to punish a few than to endanger all.
via Sallust, War with Catiline 52
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Necessity teaches even the weak to be brave.
Attributed via Plutarch
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An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
Attributed, via Plutarch, Sayings of the Romans
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Bitter are the roots of study, but how sweet its fruit.
Attributed, via Diogenes Laertius 5.18
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Let us not give ear to those who maintain that we should be angry with our enemies.
via Cicero, On Old Age