Here are 30 Caesar Augustus Quotes of Timeless Words. These quotes are based on historical accounts and interpretations of Augustus’s philosophies and actions:
- “I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble.” — Suetonius, The Twelve Caesars, c. 121 AD
- “Make haste slowly.” — Suetonius, The Twelve Caesars, c. 121 AD
- “Young men, listen to an old man to whom old men listened when he was young.” — Attributed, historical context
- “The greatest impediment to living is expectancy, which depends on the morrow and wastes today.” — Attributed, philosophical reflections
- “Better a cautious commander, and not a rash one.” — Attributed, military advice
- “In war, events of importance are the result of trivial causes.” — Attributed, historical context
- “Behold them, conquerors of the world, the toga-clad race of Romans!” — Attributed, historical context
- “The life of a man is a fleeting shadow.” — Attributed, philosophical reflections
- “Practice, the master of all things.” — Attributed, historical context
- “I have played my part well; now release me.” — Suetonius, The Twelve Caesars, c. 121 AD
- “No victory is complete which the enemy does not admit.” — Attributed, historical context
- “Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.” — Attributed, philosophical reflections
- “Let the welfare of the people be the ultimate law.” — Attributed, legal principle
- “Wars, both foreign and civil, I undertook throughout the world, on sea and land.” — Res Gestae Divi Augusti, 14 AD
- “If you want rainbow, you have to deal with the rain.” — Attributed, philosophical reflections
- “Courage and resolution are the spirit and soul of virtue.” — Attributed, philosophical reflections
- “Better to live one year as a lion, than a hundred as a sheep.” — Attributed, historical context
- “The gods helped those who dared.” — Attributed, religious belief
- “Peace is a product of war.” — Attributed, historical context
- “He who fears death loses the joys of life.” — Attributed, philosophical reflections
- “I love the name of honor more than I fear death.” — Attributed, historical context
- “The greatest crime is to do nothing in the face of injustice.” — Attributed, legal principle
- “He who commands the sea, commands everything.” — Attributed, military strategy
- “The best revenge is to live well.” — Attributed, philosophical reflections
- “Justice is the firm and continuous desire to render to everyone that which is his due.” — Attributed, legal principle