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.
AUGUSTUSBehold them, conquerors of the world, the toga-clad race of Romans!
More Augustus Quotes
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Have I played the part well? Then applaud as I exit.
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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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To seek to keep the established constitution unchanged argues a good citizen and a good man.
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Better a cautious commander, and not a rash one.
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You cheer my heart, who build as if Rome would be eternal.
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Everyone wants to lead an extraordinary life.
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Quintilius Varus, Give me back my legions!
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Behold them, conquerors of the world, the toga-clad race of Romans!
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Did I play my role well? If so, then applause, because the comedy is finished!
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Make haste cautiously.
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I came to see a king, not a row of corpses.
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The tales of our exploits will survive as long as the human voice itself.
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I’d always thought the world was a wish-granting factory.
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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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Practice, the master of all things.
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