"A man must not promise what he ought not, lest he be called on to perform what he cannot."

"I restored the standard of the legions which had been lost in the wars with the Germans."

"I have always been a man of virtue, and have striven to live a life of moral excellence."

"I extended the boundaries of all the provinces of the Roman People."

"I have always been a man of resolve, and have persevered in the face of adversity."