Julius Caesar
Roman dictator and conqueror
Sayings by Julius Caesar
I would rather be first in a small village in Gaul than second in Rome.
Men readily believe what they wish to be true.
It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.
The die is cast.
You too, my child?
I am not afraid of a man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I am afraid of a man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.
Experience is the teacher of all things.
Without training, they lacked knowledge. Without knowledge, they lacked confidence. Without confidence, they lacked victory.
In war, events of importance are the result of trivial causes.
Which death is preferable to every other? The unexpected.
Veni, vidi, vici.
Iacta alea est.
It is not these well-fed long-haired men that I fear, but the pale and the hungry-looking.
I had rather be first in a village than second at Rome.
I love treason but hate a traitor.
Cowards die many times before their actual deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.
What we wish, we readily believe, and what we ourselves think, we imagine others think also.
Veni, vidi, vici. (I came, I saw, I conquered.)
Alea iacta est. (The die is cast.)
It is better to create than to learn! Creating is the essence of life.