Someone praising a man for his foolhardy bravery, Cato, the elder, said, ''There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.

Apothegms are the most infallible mirror to represent a man truly what he is.

He (Cato) never gave his opinion in the Senate upon any other point whatever, without adding these words, "And, in my opinion Carthage should be destroyed." ["Delenda est Carthago."]

I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.

A healer of others, himself diseased.

It is a high distinction for a homely woman to be loved for her character rather than for beauty.

Statesmen are not only liable to give an account of what they say or do in public, but there is a busy inquiry made into their very meals, beds, marriages, and every other sportive or serious action.