Julius Caesar
General and dictator whose reforms and conquests paved the way for the Roman Empire.
Quotes by Julius Caesar
Veni, vidi, vici.
Alea iacta est.
Et tu, Brute?
Experience is the teacher of all things.
In war, events of importance are the result of trivial causes.
It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.
I came, I saw, I conquered.
The die is cast.
Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.
Men are nearly always willing to believe what they wish.
As a rule, what is out of sight is out of mind.
I would rather be first in a village than second in Rome.
The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones.
Without training, they lacked knowledge. Without knowledge, they lacked confidence. Without confidence, they lacked victory.
All Gaul is divided into three parts.
It is the nature of war, that when you have done a thing, you must then consider what to do next.
Danger is a good thing for a man to be in; it makes him think.
The greatest enemy is one who has nothing to lose.
What we wish, we readily believe, and what we ourselves think, we imagine others think also.
I love the name of honor, more than I fear death.