Augustus Caesar

I refused to be made dictator.

I put an end to the civil wars, after having obtained control of all affairs by universal consent.

I wished to be called the author of the best possible constitution.

It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to make a good use of victory.

Have I played the part well? Then applaud as I exit!

My dear Tiberius, you must not give way to youthful emotion or take it to heart if anyone speaks ill of me; let us be satisfied if we can make people stop short at unkind words.

Quintilius Varus, give me back my legions!

Make haste cautiously.

Better a cautious commander, and not a rash one.

I had a dream that I was being carried up to heaven by Jupiter himself, and that I was being placed among the stars.

I have been called a god, but I am merely a man.

There was no other way to escape my destiny than to kill myself.

I am an actor who has played his part well: now applaud as I exit.

Having achieved all I desired, I was now free to be a private citizen.

I preferred to be the first man in a city of villages rather than the second man in Rome.

I left no debt to the state.

I have done my best, and if it is not enough, then it is not enough.

I have waged many wars, both civil and foreign, on land and sea, throughout the world, and as victor I have spared all citizens who asked for mercy.

I found the city of Rome, which was not adorned as her majesty demanded, to be too small for the empire; so I extended her borders.

My son-in-law, Agrippa, had built many magnificent buildings, but I surpassed him in the number of public works.