Julius Caesar
Roman dictator and conqueror
Sayings by Julius Caesar
If you must break the law, do it to seize power; in all other cases, observe it.
Men willingly believe what they wish.
I would rather be the first man in a barbarian village than the second man in Rome.
The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones.
No one is so brave that he is not disturbed by something unexpected.
The greatest enemy will hide in the last place you would ever look.
The Belgians are the bravest of all the Gauls, because they are the furthest from civilization.
You too, Brutus?
I have lived long enough to satisfy both nature and glory.
I have often noticed that even the bravest men are terrified by sudden alarms.
The rule of the mob is no better than the rule of a tyrant.
The gods favor the bold.
The Britons are the most ignorant people I have ever encountered.
I would rather be feared than loved.
The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves.
The Germans are a race without culture or discipline.
I have not brought myself to such a pass that I should fear death.
The more laws, the less justice.
The Gauls are brave, but they lack discipline.
The noblest death is that which is unexpected.