Marcus Porcius Cato Quotes & Sayings

He who hesitates is lost. — Marcus Porcius Cato

After I'm dead I'd rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one. — Marcus Porcius Cato

Wise men profit more by fools than fools by wise men. — Marcus Porcius Cato

It is a hard matter, my fellow citizens, to argue with the belly, since it has no ears. — Marcus Porcius Cato

I would much rather have men ask why I have no statue than why I have one. — Marcus Porcius Cato

The words of the Greeks are born on their lips, but those of the Romans in their hearts. — Marcus Porcius Cato