I have found that those who build monuments to themselves ar... - Vespasian

"I have found that those who build monuments to themselves are soon forgotten by history."

Vespasian Wisdom

Emperor General Ancient Rome 9–79

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"I wish I had never been emperor."

"Friends, I have often heard that it is a hard thing to grow old."

"It is the nature of man to desire peace."

"What a king I am leaving behind me!"

"I'm not angry, I'm just disappointed."

"The best things in life are free."

"You can't have everything in life, but you can have what matters most."

"A woman's intuition is rarely wrong."