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.
AUGUSTUSJust 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.
More Augustus Quotes
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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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If we could survive without a wife, citizens of Rome, all of us would do without that nuisance.
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I came to see a king, not a row of corpses.
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Make haste cautiously.
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Keep our marriage alive, and farewell.
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What is done well is done quickly enough.
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Did I play my role well? If so, then applause, because the comedy is finished!
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If you want rainbow, you have to deal with the rain.
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I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble.
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The tales of our exploits will survive as long as the human voice itself.
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Quintilius Varus, Give me back my legions!
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To seek to keep the established constitution unchanged argues a good citizen and a good man.
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Practice, the master of all things.
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I am a man of my word.
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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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