I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble.
Better a cautious commander, and not a rash one.
Make haste cautiously.
If I have played my part well, clap your hands, and dismiss me with applause from the stage.
Only that which is well done is quickly done.
May it be my privilege to have the happiness of establishing the commonwealth on a firm and secure basis and thus enjoy the reward which I desire, but only if I may be called the author of the best possible government; and bear with me the hope when I die that the foundations which I have laid for its future government, will stand firm and stable.
Keep our marriage alive, and farewell.