Julius Caesar

Statesmanship Rome -100 – -44 93 quotes

General and dictator whose reforms and conquests paved the way for the Roman Empire.

Quotes by Julius Caesar

Veni, vidi, vici.

Letter to Amantius 47

Alea iacta est.

Crossing the Rubicon 49

Et tu, Brute?

Plutarch's 'Life of Caesar' 44

Experience is the teacher of all things.

Commentarii de Bello Gallico

In war, events of importance are the result of trivial causes.

Commentarii de Bello Gallico

It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.

Commentarii de Bello Gallico

I came, I saw, I conquered.

Letter to Amantius (English translation) 47

The die is cast.

Crossing the Rubicon (English translation) 49

Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.

Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar' (attributed)

Men are nearly always willing to believe what they wish.

Commentarii de Bello Gallico

As a rule, what is out of sight is out of mind.

Commentarii de Bello Gallico

I would rather be first in a village than second in Rome.

Plutarch's 'Life of Caesar'

The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones.

Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar' (attributed)

Without training, they lacked knowledge. Without knowledge, they lacked confidence. Without confidence, they lacked victory.

Commentarii de Bello Gallico

All Gaul is divided into three parts.

Commentarii de Bello Gallico 58

It is the nature of war, that when you have done a thing, you must then consider what to do next.

Commentarii de Bello Gallico

Danger is a good thing for a man to be in; it makes him think.

Commentarii de Bello Gallico

The greatest enemy is one who has nothing to lose.

Attributed

What we wish, we readily believe, and what we ourselves think, we imagine others think also.

Commentarii de Bello Gallico

I love the name of honor, more than I fear death.

Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar' (attributed)