100+ Julius Caesar Phrases on Power, Leadership and Life

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Robert Johnston
100+ Julius Caesar Phrases on Power, Leadership and Life

Julius Caesar was a politician and general of the Roman Empire, perhaps best known in popular culture for his dating, his adventures, wars, and the way he died in 44 BC. But as you will see below, it was not only someone from the army, but also someone wise and with culture.

Julius Caesar was born in 100 BC. in a noble family and by his capacity and ambition he gradually climbed the scale towards the maximum power. Even when he was young, he was appointed governor of the Roman province of Spain. Later, when he returned to Rome, he managed to be governor of Gaul.

But he was not satisfied with that; having gained leadership and power in his successes in the Gallic wars, he entered a civil war with the governor of Rome, Pompey, from which he emerged the winner. In 44 BC he declared himself dictator of Rome for life, but his ambition and power did not last long. A month after this statement, a group of senators, including Marco Junio ​​Bruto, assassinated him.

The best phrases of Julius Caesar

In these phrases of Julius Caesar you will be able to observe the wisdom and knowledge that this governor acquired during his life. The ambition for power was expensive, but as you will see, he was a wise person who was interested in reading and learning..

-Divide and conquer. (In latin, Divide et rule).

-I came, I saw, I conquered. (In latin, Come, vidi, vici).

-The die is cast. (In latin, Alea iacta est).

-Experience is the master of all things.

-It is better to create than to learn. Creation is the essence of life.

-The brave man never tastes death except once.

-Lover of pure and simple speech. (In latin, Puri sermonis amator).

-You too, Brutus? (In Latin, Et tu Brute?)

-Hurry slowly.

-Only cowards are brave with women.

-He has not learned the lesson of life who does not overcome a fear every day.

-I don't care if they respect me, as long as they fear me.

-Tell your master that in Caesar only Caesar rules.

-It is better to die than to live waiting for death.

-Men at some point are masters of their destiny.

-Today the enemy would have won, if he had had a commander who was a winner.

-Man in general is quick to believe what he wishes was true.

-No one is so brave that they are not disturbed by something unexpected.

-Nothing is easier than censoring the dead.

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

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

-What death is preferred by all? The unexpected.

-Death, a necessary end, will come when it comes.

-Danger knows well that Caesar is more dangerous than he.

-Caesar must be a heartless beast.

-Without training, there is no knowledge. Without knowledge, there is no trust. Without confidence, victory does not exist.

-The evil that men do lives after them; the good is often buried with its bones.

-Let me run and I'll fight things that everyone thinks are impossible.

-Believing is the essence of life.

-It is easier to find volunteer men to die than to find those who are willing to bear pain patiently..

-Nothing is so difficult that it cannot be achieved with strength.

-I love the betrayal, but I hate the betrayer.

-Cowards die many times before their actual deaths.

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

-We should not be afraid of anything, the only thing we should fear is fear itself.

-As a rule, man is more concerned with what he cannot see than with what he can.

-I own you, Africa.

-Citizens driven by fear and blinded by patriotism will offer all their rights to the leader and they will gladly do so.

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

-With all my heart.

-Varus, give me back my legions!

-It is the law of war that the victors treat the defeated at will.

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

-What we want, we easily believe, and what we think, we imagine others think.

-I've lived long enough, both in years and achievements.

-In war, major events are the result of trivial causes.

-Caesar's wife must be above suspicion.

-I've lived long enough to satisfy both nature and glory.

-Casissus has a bitter and hungry look; think too much: men like that are dangerous.

-Even now we can turn back. But once we have crossed that bridge, everything will have to be decided by arms.

-I am constant, like the star in the north.

-Great things must be done without hesitation, so possible difficulties will not be able to stop you..

-I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble.

-All men who ponder controversial issues should be free from hatred, friendship, anger, and grief..

-All Gaul is divided into three parts.

-It is excellent to have the strength of a giant, but it is tyrannical to use it as a giant.

-It's only arrogance if I fail.

-All bad precedents start as justified measures.

-The cause is: my will. I will not go. That's enough to satisfy the Senate.

-Caesar will come out ahead. The things that threaten me have never seen more than my back, when they see Caesar's face, they disappear.

-The gods do this in the shame of cowardice.

-We are two lions made litters in one day, and I, the oldest and most terrible.

-Caesar does no wrong, not without cause.

-I hear a chant, louder than all music, shout Caesar!

-Come my right hand, this ear is deaf and tell me what you really think of it.

-Senators! The war is over.

-This dispute between you must end, Rome wants you both to be at peace.

-We must win or die.

-As long as he is able to get on a horse, it is dangerous!

-In the future they will remember that only me and no one else offered them mercy.

-Can you imagine a more terrible sacrilege, than that our beloved republic is in the hands of madmen?

-Luck, which has great power in various matters, especially in war, can bring about great changes in a situation where there are very few forces..

-I am willing to resort to anything, to submit to anything, for the good of all the people.

-Those around public figures shouldn't even be under suspicion.

-Of all the wonders I have yet heard, I find it strange that men are afraid.

-Cry for destruction and drop the dogs of war.

-I have always considered the dignity of the Republic of greater importance than life.

-The greatest enemy will always hide in the last place you would search.

-It is better to suffer once than to be in perpetual suffering.

-Lucky Spaniards, for whom living is drinking.

-If I fail, it is simply because I have too much pride and ambition..

-The one who conquers twice is the one who shows mercy to the conquerors.

-There are no tricks in simple faith.   

-In extreme danger, fear has no compassion.

-The difference between a Republic and an Empire is the loyalty of the army.

-There is a tide in the affairs of men which, taken in the flood, leads to fortune.

-In such a crowded sea, now we are afloat, and we must go with the flow.

-We go to the place where the gods have shown us the way and the injustice of our enemies calls us.

-Gaul is subdued.

-Of all these, the Belgians are the strongest.

Some phrases from his writings and speeches

-There are also animals called moose ... they have legs without joints or ties, they do not lie down with the purpose of resting ... the trees serve as their beds ... lying down only a little they rest.

-Many of you here today fought against me, many of you wished for my death, many of you perhaps still wish it. Join me in building a new Rome, a Rome that offers peace, justice and land for all its citizens, not just the privileged few.

-It was the custom of the gods from time to time to bring prosperity and long impunity to the men whom they intended to punish for their crimes, so that in a turn of luck he would make them suffer more..

-When the drums of war have reached their most critical point, the blood boils with hatred and the mind is totally closed, the leader will have no need to seize the rights of the citizens..

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