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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.

Augustus

What is done well is done quickly enough.
AUGUSTUS

Enough One Liner Quick
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.
AUGUSTUS

Citizenship Comfortable Live Management Planning Pleasure Survive Temporary Wife
I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble.
AUGUSTUS

Brick Finding Inspirational Marble Myself Transformation
Better a cautious commander, and not a rash one.
AUGUSTUS

Better Boss Command Oneself
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.
AUGUSTUS

Agriculture City Courage Goodness Grain Mindset Myself People Politician Review
Behold them, conquerors of the world, the toga-clad race of Romans!
AUGUSTUS

Conquer Race Roman World
Quintilius Varus, Give me back my legions!
AUGUSTUS

Demand Empire Myself
I came to see a king, not a row of corpses.
AUGUSTUS

Death King Meet Myself
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.
AUGUSTUS

Control Economics Family Financial Give Up Husband Men Responsibility Share
Only that which is well done is quickly done.
AUGUSTUS

One Liner Quick Well
Keep our marriage alive, and farewell.
AUGUSTUS

Alive Farewell Marriage Ourselves Togetherness
The tales of our exploits will survive as long as the human voice itself.
AUGUSTUS

Eternal Human Ourselves Survive Tale Voice
Practice, the master of all things.
AUGUSTUS

Master One Liner Practice
Did I play my role well? If so, then applause, because the comedy is finished!
AUGUSTUS

Death Life Myself Play Role
You cheer my heart, who build as if Rome would be eternal.
AUGUSTUS

Cheer Eternal Heart Love Relationship Rome Yourself
If we could survive without a wife, citizens of Rome, all of us would do without that nuisance.
AUGUSTUS

Citizenship Survive Wife

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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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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