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66 Memorable Quotes By Julius Caesar

Famous As: Roman General and Statesman
Born On: 100
Died On: March 15, 44
Born In: Rome, Italy
Died At Age: -57

Roman politician and historian, Julius Caesar is credited for Latin prose. His contribution to history is unmatched. A highly intelligent man, he firmly believed in the power of brains over body. His intelligence helped him to rise to the top of political hierarchy in a relatively short span of time. His valour and battle skills was admired by the Romans, which eventually led him to become a dictator of the nation. Policies formed by Caesar are used till date. We have picked some of his most famous quotes from his speeches and writing that are relevant even today. Here some of his most powerful quotes on power, principles, pride, men, friendship, war, and revenge.

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

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

Julius Caesar
Go on, my friend, and fear nothing; you carry Caesar and his fortune in your boat.

Go on, my friend, and fear nothing; you carry Caesar and his fortune in your boat.

Julius Caesar
All Gaul is divided into three parts.

All Gaul is divided into three parts.

Julius Caesar
Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look

Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look

Julius Caesar
In war trivial causes produce momentous events.

In war trivial causes produce momentous events.

Julius Caesar
Men willingly believe when they want to.

Men willingly believe when they want to.

Julius Caesar
Men gladly believe what they wish. -Libenter homines id quod volunt credunt

Men gladly believe what they wish. -Libenter homines id quod volunt credunt

Julius Caesar
I wished my wife to be not so much as suspected. Common traditional saying: Caesar's wife must be above suspicion.

I wished my wife to be not so much as suspected. Common traditional saying: Caesar's wife must be above suspicion.

Julius Caesar
People readily believe what they want to believe.

People readily believe what they want to believe.

Julius Caesar
In war, important events result from trivial causes.

In war, important events result from trivial causes.

Julius Caesar
I would rather be the first man in a barbarian village than the second man in Rome.

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

Julius Caesar
The things that we want we willingly believe, and the things that we think we expect everyone else to think.

The things that we want we willingly believe, and the things that we think we expect everyone else to think.

Julius Caesar
I believe that the members of my family must be as free from suspicion as from actual crime.

I believe that the members of my family must be as free from suspicion as from actual crime.

Julius Caesar
To win by strategy is no less the role of a general than to win by arms.

To win by strategy is no less the role of a general than to win by arms.

Julius Caesar
Every woman's man, and every man's woman.

Every woman's man, and every man's woman.

Julius Caesar
Our men must win or die. Pompey's men have... other options.

Our men must win or die. Pompey's men have... other options.

Julius Caesar
As a result of a general defect of nature, we are either more confident or more fearful of unusual and unknown things.

As a result of a general defect of nature, we are either more confident or more fearful of unusual and unknown things.

Julius Caesar
Beer ... a high and mighty liquor.

Beer ... a high and mighty liquor.

Julius Caesar
Wine and other luxuries have a tendency to enervate the mind and make men less brave in battle.

Wine and other luxuries have a tendency to enervate the mind and make men less brave in battle.

Julius Caesar
Avoid an unusual and unfamiliar word just as you would a reef.

Avoid an unusual and unfamiliar word just as you would a reef.

Julius Caesar
Set honor in one eye and death in th' other, and I will look on both indifferently. I love then name of honor more than I fear death.

Set honor in one eye and death in th' other, and I will look on both indifferently. I love then name of honor more than I fear death.

Julius Caesar
Caesar's wife must be above suspicion.

Caesar's wife must be above suspicion.

Julius Caesar
I am going to Spain to fight an army without a general, and thence to the East to fight a general without an army.

I am going to Spain to fight an army without a general, and thence to the East to fight a general without an army.

Julius Caesar
It's only hubris if I fail.

It's only hubris if I fail.

Julius Caesar
It is the right of war for conquerors to treat those whom they have conquered according to their pleasure.

It is the right of war for conquerors to treat those whom they have conquered according to their pleasure.

Julius Caesar
Arms and laws do not flourish together.

Arms and laws do not flourish together.

Julius Caesar
No music is so charming to my ear as the requests of my friends, and the supplications of those in want of my assistance.

No music is so charming to my ear as the requests of my friends, and the supplications of those in want of my assistance.

Julius Caesar
The Celts were fearless warriors because they wish to inculcate this as one of their leading tenets, that souls do not become extinct, but pass after death from one body to another.

The Celts were fearless warriors because they wish to inculcate this as one of their leading tenets, that souls do not become extinct, but pass after death from one body to another.

Julius Caesar
The die has been cast.

The die has been cast.

Julius Caesar
Men's minds tend to fear more keenly those things that are absent.

Men's minds tend to fear more keenly those things that are absent.

Julius Caesar
All bad precedents begin as justifiable measures.

All bad precedents begin as justifiable measures.

Julius Caesar
I love treason but hate a traitor.

I love treason but hate a traitor.

Julius Caesar
The difference between a republic and an empire is the loyalty of one's army

The difference between a republic and an empire is the loyalty of one's army

Julius Caesar
War gives the right to the conquerors to impose any condition they please upon the vanquished.

War gives the right to the conquerors to impose any condition they please upon the vanquished.

Julius Caesar
He conquers twice, who shows mercy to the conquered.

He conquers twice, who shows mercy to the conquered.

Julius Caesar
It is better to suffer once than to be in perpetual apprehension.

It is better to suffer once than to be in perpetual apprehension.

Julius Caesar
If I fail it is only because I have too much pride and ambition.

If I fail it is only because I have too much pride and ambition.

Julius Caesar
As a rule, what is out of sight disturbs men's minds more seriously than what they see.

As a rule, what is out of sight disturbs men's minds more seriously than what they see.

Julius Caesar
The greatest enemy will hide in the last place you would ever look.

The greatest enemy will hide in the last place you would ever look.

Julius Caesar
In the end, it is impossible not to become what others believe you are.

In the end, it is impossible not to become what others believe you are.

Julius Caesar
A coward dies a thousand deaths, the gallant never taste of death but once.

A coward dies a thousand deaths, the gallant never taste of death but once.

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

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

Julius Caesar
I have lived long enough both in years and in accomplishments.

I have lived long enough both in years and in accomplishments.

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

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

Julius Caesar
Men willingly believe what they wish.

Men willingly believe what they wish.

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

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

Julius Caesar
I have lived long enough to satisfy both nature and glory.

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

Julius Caesar
I have always reckoned the dignity of the republic of first importance and preferable to life.

I have always reckoned the dignity of the republic of first importance and preferable to life.

Julius Caesar
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.

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
Caesar's wife must be above suspicion.

Caesar's wife must be above suspicion.

Julius Caesar
The die is cast.

The die is cast.

Julius Caesar
Men freely believe that which they desire.

Men freely believe that which they desire.

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

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

Julius Caesar
Men are nearly always willing to believe what they wish.

Men are nearly always willing to believe what they wish.

Julius Caesar
Men in general are quick to believe that which they wish to be true.

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

Julius Caesar
It is better to create than to learn! Creating is the essence of life.

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

Julius Caesar
I am prepared to resort to anything, to submit to anything, for the sake of the commonwealth.

I am prepared to resort to anything, to submit to anything, for the sake of the commonwealth.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Julius Caesar
Experience is the teacher of all things.

Experience is the teacher of all things.

Julius Caesar
Cowards die many times before their actual deaths.

Cowards die many times before their actual deaths.

Julius Caesar
I came, I saw, I conquered.

I came, I saw, I conquered.

Julius Caesar
No one is so brave that he is not disturbed by something unexpected.

No one is so brave that he is not disturbed by something unexpected.

Julius Caesar
I had rather be first in a village than second at Rome.

I had rather be first in a village than second at Rome.

Julius Caesar