Great Throughts Treasury
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Dionysius Cato
Unknown Author who wrote a Medieval Textbook, a Latin Collection of Proverbial Wisdom and Morality called "Distichs of Cato"
"Patience is the greatest of all virtues."
"The wise man does no wrong in changing his habits with the times."
"Let nothing pass which will advantage you; Hairy in front, Occasion's bald behind."
"When a woman weeps, she is setting traps with her tears. "
"The same words conceal and declare the thoughts of men."