![Inclined to peace by his temper and situation, it was easy for [Augustus] to discover that Rome, in her present exalted situation, had much less to hope than to fear from the chance of arms; and that, in the prosecution of remote wars, the undertaking became every day more difficult, the event more doubtful, and the possession more precarious and less beneficial.](/assets/img/quote-photos/inclined-to-peace-by-his-temper-and-situation-it-was-easy-for-augustus-to-disc-638941492296118853.jpg)
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