Behold them, conquerors of the world, the toga–clad race of Romans! — Augustus

Keep our marriage alive, and farewell. — Augustus

Did I play my role well? If so, then applause, because the comedy is finished! — Augustus

Hasten slowly. — Augustus

I’d always thought the world was a wish–granting factory. — Augustus

Octavian’s patron, Apollo, the god of reason, had defeated Antony’s patron, Hercules, the symbol of might. — Barry S. Strauss

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. — Augustus

I am a man of my word. — Augustus

Everyone wants to lead an extraordinary life. — Augustus

Make haste cautiously. — Augustus

I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble. — Augustus

We write our names in the sand: and then the waves roll in and wash them away. — Augustus

Better a cautious commander, and not a rash one. — Augustus

I found Rome built of bricks; I leave her clothed in marble. — Augustus

I came to see a king, not a row of corpses. — Augustus

Young men, listen to an old man to whom old men listened when he was young. — Augustus

If we could survive without a wife, citizens of Rome, all of us would do without that nuisance. — Augustus

To seek to keep the established constitution unchanged argues a good citizen and a good man. — Augustus

Have I played the part well? Then applaud as I exit. — Augustus

Practice, the master of all things. — Augustus

If I have played my part well, clap your hands, and dismiss me with applause from the stage. — Augustus

What is done well is done quickly enough. — Augustus

Only that which is well done is quickly done. — Augustus

Nothing common can seem worthy of you. — Augustus

You cheer my heart, who build as if Rome would be eternal. — Augustus

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. — Augustus

If you want rainbow, you have to deal with the rain. — Augustus

The tales of our exploits will survive as long as the human voice itself. — Augustus