Shadows and dust.
Read more Proximo QuotesFrom: Gladiator (2000)
Ancestors, I ask you for your guidance. Blessed mother, come to me with the Gods' desire for my future. Blessed father, watch over my wife and son with a ready sword. Whisper to them that I live only to hold them again, for all else is dust and air. Ancestors, I honor you and will try to live with the dignity that you have taught me.
Maximus : You knew Marcus Aurelius?Proximo : I didn't say I knew him, I said he touched me on the shoulder once!
Your Emperor asks for your loyalty, Maximus. Take my hand, I only offer it once.