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.
AUGUSTUSBetter a cautious commander, and not a rash one.
More Augustus Quotes
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What is done well is done quickly enough.
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To seek to keep the established constitution unchanged argues a good citizen and a good man.
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Have I played the part well? Then applaud as I exit.
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Young men, listen to an old man to whom old men listened when he was young.
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Everyone wants to lead an extraordinary life.
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Behold them, conquerors of the world, the toga-clad race of Romans!
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If you want rainbow, you have to deal with the rain.
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You cheer my heart, who build as if Rome would be eternal.
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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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Nothing common can seem worthy of you.
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Make haste cautiously.
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Keep our marriage alive, and farewell.
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Better a cautious commander, and not a rash one.
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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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Did I play my role well? If so, then applause, because the comedy is finished!
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