Augustus
Augustus
Augustuswas the founder of the Roman Empire and its first Emperor, ruling from 27 BC until his death in AD 14...
NationalityRoman
ProfessionRoyalty
men aging young
Young men, listen to an old man to whom old men listened when he was young.
latin done well-done
Only that which is well done is quickly done.
latin farewell alive
Keep our marriage alive, and farewell.
latin hands stage
If I have played my part well, clap your hands, and dismiss me with applause from the stage.
mean italian cities
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.
wish world factories
I'd always thought the world was a wish-granting factory.
men
I am a man of my word.
inspirational life positive
Thought is the wind, knowledge the sail, and mankind the vessel.
powerful children son
Love, it has been said, flows downward. The love of parents for their children has always been far more powerful than that of children for their parents; and who among the sons of men ever loved God with a thousandth part of the love which God has manifested to us?
wise wisdom glasses
The intellect of the wise is like glass; it admits the light of heaven and reflects it.
heart people together
Some people carry their hearts in their heads; very many carry their heads in their hearts. The difficulty is to keep them apart, yet both actively working together.
men religion circumstances
Man without religion is the creature of circumstances.
potatoes irishmen
Every Irishman, the saying goes, has a potato in his head.
christian gentleman christianity
A Christian is God Almighty's gentleman.