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Julius Caesar

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We may not know everything about Julius Caesar, but we know they had a way with words. With equal ease, Julius Caesar moved between Men and War, finding connections others missed. Our collection holds 20 quotes from Julius Caesar, each offering a different angle on Men, War, Power, Fear, and Death. Readers often gravitate to this one: "As a rule, men worry more about what they can't see than about what they can."

“Men in general are quick to believe that which they wish to be true.”

— Julius Caesar

Men

All Quotes by Julius Caesar

“If you must break the law, do it to seize power: in all other cases observe it.”

— Julius Caesar

Power

“I have lived long enough to satisfy both nature and glory.”

— Julius Caesar

Nature

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

— Julius Caesar

Death

“Experience is the teacher of all things.”

— Julius Caesar

Experience

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

— Julius Caesar

War

“Men in general are quick to believe that which they wish to be true.”

— Julius Caesar

Men

“It is better to create than to learn! Creating is the essence of life.”

— Julius Caesar

Life

“As a rule, men worry more about what they can't see than about what they can.”

— Julius Caesar

Men

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

— Julius Caesar

Men

“It is not these well-fed long-haired men that I fear, but the pale and the hungry-looking.”

— Julius Caesar

Fear

“Which death is preferably to every other? 'The unexpected'.”

— Julius Caesar

Death

“Fortune, which has a great deal of power in other matters but especially in war, can bring about great changes in a situation through very slight forces.”

— Julius Caesar

Great

“I came, I saw, I conquered.”

— Julius Caesar

History