Cato the Elder

Cato Major, hearing some commend one that was rash, and inconsiderably daring in a battle, said, "There is a difference between a man's prizing valor at a great rate, and valuing life at little;" a very just remark.

• Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans
  • p. 201 ("Plutarch's Lives and Writings", Easton Press, 2021, vol. 2)