You cheer my heart, who build as if Rome would be eternal.
AUGUSTUSYoung men, listen to an old man to whom old men listened when he was young.
More Augustus Quotes
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I came to see a king, not a row of corpses.
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If we could survive without a wife, citizens of Rome, all of us would do without that nuisance.
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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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We write our names in the sand: and then the waves roll in and wash them away.
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Quintilius Varus, Give me back my legions!
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Did I play my role well? If so, then applause, because the comedy is finished!
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Nothing common can seem worthy of you.
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Behold them, conquerors of the world, the toga-clad race of Romans!
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Better a cautious commander, and not a rash one.
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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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To seek to keep the established constitution unchanged argues a good citizen and a good man.
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Make haste cautiously.
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The tales of our exploits will survive as long as the human voice itself.
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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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