Explanation: Caesar, at the age of 32, was still a relative no-one, a minor Roman politician from a well-established family, and mourned this fact, weeping at a statue of Alexander the Great because he felt that, at 32, he had achieved nothing, while Alexander, by 32, had performed massive and glorious deeds.
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Hey PugJesus do you speak German by chance?
Afraid not! I'm a monoglot. English is my only language.
Nothing wrong with that! Here's a meme someone thought you'd enjoy.
Roman + Tisch (table) = Romantisch (romantic)
I got the Roman-Romantic pun without translation, but clarifying that 'tisch' = 'table' brings it to a whole new level, I love it
At age 30 I had my own car and multiple PCs. Eat shit, Julius!
Me, age 30, looking at the biography of genius game designers like Eric Chahi.
Julies, huh?
Julies Seizer.
What a caveman.