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He was a bad man who said that time destroys all things.
via Plutarch, Life of Cato the Younger
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Speak briefly and to the point.
via Plutarch, Life of Cato the Younger 25
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Men are born to suffer, but not all bear it with virtue.
Attributed via Plutarch
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Cato would rather have been Cato than any of the philosophers before him.
via Plutarch, Life of Cato the Younger 68
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Victorious causes pleased the gods, but the defeated one pleased Cato.
via Lucan, Pharsalia 1.128
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Virtue does not endure through disasters — it is the one thing that cannot be taken away.
Attributed via Plutarch, Life of Cato the Younger 67
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via Plutarch, Life of Cato the Younger 70
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Wise men profit more from fools than fools from wise men.
Attributed via Plutarch, Sayings
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He who lives well cannot fear death.
Attributed via Plutarch
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I prepare for an enemy; I do not fear him.
Attributed via Plutarch, Life of Cato the Younger 56