If we could survive without a wife, citizens of Rome, all of us would do without that nuisance.
AUGUSTUSWe write our names in the sand: and then the waves roll in and wash them away.
More Augustus Quotes
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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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I’d always thought the world was a wish-granting factory.
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You cheer my heart, who build as if Rome would be eternal.
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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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The tales of our exploits will survive as long as the human voice itself.
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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.
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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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If you want rainbow, you have to deal with the rain.
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Quintilius Varus, Give me back my legions!
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Have I played the part well? Then applaud as I exit.
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Everyone wants to lead an extraordinary life.
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Keep our marriage alive, and farewell.
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To seek to keep the established constitution unchanged argues a good citizen and a good man.
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