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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.

Augustus

If I have played my part well, clap your hands, and dismiss me with applause from the stage.
AUGUSTUS

Hands Myself Part Play Praise Stage
Just as men must give up economic control when their wives share the responsibility for the family’s financial well-being, women must give up exclusive parental control when their husbands assume more responsibility for child care.
AUGUSTUS

Control Economics Family Financial Give Up Husband Men Responsibility Share
I’d always thought the world was a wish-granting factory.
AUGUSTUS

Assumption Factory Myself Thinking World
Nothing common can seem worthy of you.
AUGUSTUS

Common Worth Yourself
Make haste cautiously.
AUGUSTUS

Caution Haste One Liner
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.
AUGUSTUS

Age Expense Initiative Liberty Myself Oppression Order Raise Republic Resolution Restore Service
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.
AUGUSTUS

Authority Friendship Myself Office Position Time
If you want rainbow, you have to deal with the rain.
AUGUSTUS

Deal Inspirational One Liner Rain Rainbow
Better a cautious commander, and not a rash one.
AUGUSTUS

Better Boss Command Oneself
We write our names in the sand: and then the waves roll in and wash them away.
AUGUSTUS

Name Ourselves Sand Wash Wave Writing
What is done well is done quickly enough.
AUGUSTUS

Enough One Liner Quick
Did I play my role well? If so, then applause, because the comedy is finished!
AUGUSTUS

Death Life Myself Play Role
Only that which is well done is quickly done.
AUGUSTUS

One Liner Quick Well
Have I played the part well? Then applaud as I exit.
AUGUSTUS

Death End Existence Myself Play Praise
I had a good mind to discontinue permanently the supply of grain to the city, reliance on which had discouraged Italian agriculture, but refrained because some politician would be bound one day to revive the dole as a means of ingratiating himself with the people.
AUGUSTUS

Agriculture City Courage Goodness Grain Mindset Myself People Politician Review
Quintilius Varus, Give me back my legions!
AUGUSTUS

Demand Empire Myself

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