Can you tell what Octavian Augustus said?
Festina lente.

It is requisite that you first have the Lesser Asia, Caria, Lycia, Pamphilia, Cilicia, Lydia, Phrygia, Mysia, Bithynia, Carazia, Satalia, Samagaria, Castamena, Luga, Savasta, even unto Euphrates.

Shall we see, said Picrochole, Babylon and Mount Sinai?
There is no need, said they, at this time.

Have we not hurried up and down, travelled and toiled enough, in having transfretted and passed over the Hircanian sea, marched alongst the two Armenias and the three Arabias?
Ay, by my faith, said he, we have played the fools, and are undone.

Ha, poor souls! What's the matter?
said they.