I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble.
AUGUSTUSEveryone wants to lead an extraordinary life.
More Augustus Quotes
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Have I played the part well? Then applaud as I exit.
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We write our names in the sand: and then the waves roll in and wash them away.
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Behold them, conquerors of the world, the toga-clad race of Romans!
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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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If you want rainbow, you have to deal with the rain.
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Did I play my role well? If so, then applause, because the comedy is finished!
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I came to see a king, not a row of corpses.
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I am a man of my word.
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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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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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You cheer my heart, who build as if Rome would be eternal.
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Only that which is well done is quickly done.
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The tales of our exploits will survive as long as the human voice itself.
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