I am a man of my word.
AUGUSTUSAt the age of nineteen, on my own initiative and at my own expense, I raised an army by means of which I restored liberty to the republic, which had been oppressed by the tyranny of a faction. For which service the senate, with complimentary resolutions, enrolled me in its order.
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Behold them, conquerors of the world, the toga-clad race of Romans!
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If you want rainbow, you have to deal with the rain.
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You cheer my heart, who build as if Rome would be eternal.
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To seek to keep the established constitution unchanged argues a good citizen and a good man.
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Everyone wants to lead an extraordinary life.
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Nothing common can seem worthy of you.
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Practice, the master of all things.
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Only that which is well done is quickly done.
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Quintilius Varus, Give me back my legions!
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Have I played the part well? Then applaud as I exit.
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If we could survive without a wife, citizens of Rome, all of us would do without that nuisance; but since nature has so decreed that we cannot manage comfortably with them, nor live in any way without them, we must plan for our lasting preservation rather than for our temporary pleasure.
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What is done well is done quickly enough.
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If I have played my part well, clap your hands, and dismiss me with applause from the stage.
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I came to see a king, not a row of corpses.
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The greatest impediments to changes in our traditional roles seem to lie not in the visible world of conscious intent, but in the murky realm of the unconscious mind.
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