Young men, listen to an old man to whom old men listened when he was young.
AUGUSTUSYoung men, listen to an old man to whom old men listened when he was young.
More Augustus Quotes
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Make haste cautiously.
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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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If I have played my part well, clap your hands, and dismiss me with applause from the stage.
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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 had a good mind to discontinue permanently the supply of grain to the city, reliance on which had discouraged Italian agriculture, but refrained because some politician would be bound one day to revive the dole as a means of ingratiating himself with the people.
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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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Practice, the master of all things.
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Everyone wants to lead an extraordinary life.
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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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Quintilius Varus, Give me back my legions!
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I came to see a king, not a row of corpses.
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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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Have I played the part well? Then applaud as I exit.
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