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Julius Caesar

13 quotes

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."

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

— Julius Caesar

Death

All Quotes by Julius Caesar

“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

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

— Julius Caesar

Death

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

— Julius Caesar

Nature

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

— Julius Caesar

Power

“Experience is the teacher of all things.”

— Julius Caesar

Experience

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

— Julius Caesar

Life

“I came, I saw, I conquered.”

— Julius Caesar

History

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

— Julius Caesar

Men

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

— Julius Caesar

War

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

— 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

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

— 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