It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.

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

Caesar’s wife must be above suspicion.

Men freely believe that which they desire.

Men willingly believe what they wish.

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

Which death is preferably to every other? “The unexpected”.

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

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

Experience is the teacher of all things.

Men are nearly always willing to believe what they wish.

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

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.

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

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

Cowards die many times before their actual deaths.

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

The die is cast.

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

I came, I saw, I conquered.

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

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

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