Julius Caesar quotes - page 2

Julius Caesar was a Roman general, statesman, and a key figure in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. His military conquests and political reforms greatly expanded Rome’s influence and changed its government. He remains one of history’s most influential leaders and a symbol of ambition and power. Here are 44 of his quotes:

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

Julius Caesar

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

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.

Julius Caesar

Gaul is subdued.

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Beware the leader who bangs the drums of war in order to whip the citizenry into a patriotic fervor, for patriotism is indeed a double-edged sword. It both emboldens the blood, just as it narrows the mind. And when the drums of war have reached a fever pitch and the blood boils with hate and the mind has closed, the leader will have no need in seizing the rights of the citizenry. Rather, the citizenry, infused with fear and blinded by patriotism, will offer up all of their rights unto the leader and gladly so. How do I know? For this is what I have done. And I am Caesar.

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Cowards die many times before their actual deaths.

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

Julius Caesar

Men are nearly always willing to believe what they wish.

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Men freely believe that which they desire.

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In most cases men willingly believe what they wish.

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

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

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Arms and laws do not flourish together.

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

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In war, important events result from trivial causes.

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"You mean Julius Caesar." "No, I mean Julius Sneezer. That was his real name-Sneezer. They called him Caesar.

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It is, after all, well known that impulsive and inexperienced people are often terrified by false gossip and impelled to take inconsiderate action, making their own decisions about what should actually be matters of state.

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