Augustus
8 quotes
Founder of the Roman Empire and its first emperor, reigning from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. He initiated an era of peace known as the Pax Romana.
“He who does not know how to dissimulate, knows not how to reign.”
“We must be friends or enemies. Which will it be?”
“Practice is the best of all instructors.”
“Have I played the part well? Then applaud as I exit.”
“Practice is the master of all things.”
“What is done well enough is done quickly enough.”
“Make haste slowly.”
“I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble.”