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

Quote by Julius Caesar

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Cowards die many times before their actual deaths.

Cowards die many times before their actual deaths.

Men are nearly always willing to believe what they wish.

Men are nearly always willing to believe what they wish.

Caesar's wife must be above suspicion.

Caesar's wife must be above suspicion.

Men willingly believe what they wish.

Men willingly believe what they wish.

It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those...

It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those...

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

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

The die is cast.

The die is cast.

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

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

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.

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

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

Which death is preferably to every other? The unexpected.

Which death is preferably to every other? The unexpected.

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.

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

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

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

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

Fortune, which has a great deal of power in other matters but especially in war,...

Fortune, which has a great deal of power in other matters but especially in war,...

When the swords flash let no idea of love, piety, or even the face of...

When the swords flash let no idea of love, piety, or even the face of...

Experience is the teacher of all things.

Experience is the teacher of all things.

I came, I saw, I conquered.

I came, I saw, I conquered.

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

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

Men freely believe that which they desire.

Men freely believe that which they desire.