"I found the city of Rome, which was not adorned as her majesty demanded, to be too small for the empire; so I extended her borders."

"I have always been a man of integrity, and have never betrayed the trust placed in me."

"I preferred to live in a modest house, rather than in a grand palace."

"I provided gladiatorial games and wild beast hunts for the people."

"I declined the office of censor."