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aut Caesar, aut nihil

American  
[out kahy-sahr out ni-hil, awt see-zer awt nahy-hil] / aʊt ˈkaɪ sɑr aʊt ˈnɪ hɪl, ɔt ˈsi zər ɔt ˈnaɪ hɪl /
Latin.

  1. either a Caesar or nothing; all or nothing.

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The motto of a great actor should be aut Caesar aut nihil.

From Table Talk Essays on Men and Manners by Hazlitt, William

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