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The pursuits of commerce would be as admirable as they are profitable if they were not subject to so great risks: and so, likewise, of banking, if it… - Cato the Elder
" "The pursuits of commerce would be as admirable as they are profitable if they were not subject to so great risks: and so, likewise, of banking, if it was always honestly conducted. For our ancestors considered, and so ordained in their laws, that, while the thief should be cast in double damages, the usurer should make four-fold restitution.
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About Cato the Elder
Marcus Porcius Cato (234 BC – 149 BC), Roman statesman, often called "The Censor," Sapiens, Priscus, or Major (the Elder), to distinguish him from Cato the Younger (his great-grandson).
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Censorius
Alternative Names:
Marcus Porcius Cato
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Marcus Porcius Cato Maior
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Marcus Porcius Cato Major
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Marcus Porcius Catus
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Marcus Porcius Cato Sapiens
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Cato Censor
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Cato Sapiens
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Cato Major
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Marcus Portius Cato
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