Young men, listen to an old man to whom old men listened when he was young.
AUGUSTUSThe 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.
More Augustus Quotes
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I am a man of my word.
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If we could survive without a wife, citizens of Rome, all of us would do without that nuisance.
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To seek to keep the established constitution unchanged argues a good citizen and a good man.
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I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble.
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Make haste cautiously.
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Quintilius Varus, Give me back my legions!
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Everyone wants to lead an extraordinary life.
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At 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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The tales of our exploits will survive as long as the human voice itself.
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Have I played the part well? Then applaud as I exit.
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What is done well is done quickly enough.
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I came to see a king, not a row of corpses.
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After this time I surpassed all others in authority, but I had no more power than the others who were also my colleagues in office.
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Keep our marriage alive, and farewell.
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Only that which is well done is quickly done.
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