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.
AUGUSTUSTo seek to keep the established constitution unchanged argues a good citizen and a good man.
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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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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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Better a cautious commander, and not a rash one.
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Behold them, conquerors of the world, the toga-clad race of Romans!
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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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The tales of our exploits will survive as long as the human voice itself.
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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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Young men, listen to an old man to whom old men listened when he was young.
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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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What is done well is done quickly enough.
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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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Keep our marriage alive, and farewell.
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Nothing common can seem worthy of you.
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