Augustus Caesar — "I have always been a man of temperance, and have avoided excess in food and drin…"
I have always been a man of temperance, and have avoided excess in food and drink.
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Suetonius, The Twelve Caesars, 'Augustus' (describing his simple diet)
Date: Unknown, likely throughout his reign
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