FAMOUS ROMAN GENERAL QUOTES

“I came, I saw, I conquered.” – Julius Caesar

“Fortune favors the bold.” – Terence

“In war, victory is the main thing.” – Vegetius

“It is fitting for a soldier to die, not to hide.” – Lucius Annaeus Seneca

“Only the dead have seen the end of war.” – Plato

“If you want peace, prepare for war.” – Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus

“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero

“For Rome, all things are permitted.” – Quintus Aurelius Symmachus

“Make sure that your deeds exceed your words.” – Cato

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

“First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.” – Jesus Christ (Although not a Roman general, his teachings were influential in Rome)

“I would rather be first in a small village in Gaul than second in command in Rome.” – Julius Caesar

“At last I can see light at the end of the tunnel.” – Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (referring to the end of the civil war)

“I fear Greeks even when they bear gifts.” – Virgil

“The difficult we do immediately; the impossible takes a little longer.” – Gaius Petronius Arbiter HOLIDAY QUOTES ABOUT PEACE

“Opportunity makes the thief.” – Publilius Syrus

“Nothing can be done in one moment but it can be destroyed in one moment, too.” – Publilius Syrus

“A ruler must be on guard against false friends.” – Plautus

“We have nothing to fear but fear itself.” – Seneca

“War is sweet to those who have never experienced it.” – Pindar

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

“He who is not a good servant will not be a good master.” – Horace

“To the victor belong the spoils.” – William Learned Marcy (originally attributed to Andrew Jackson)

“It is better to suffer once than to be in perpetual fear.” – Sallust

“It is not the soldier who is the true enemy, but the war itself.” – Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus

“Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by.” – Marcus Aurelius

“He who is prepared has his battle half fought.” – Miguel de Cervantes

“To achieve greatness, start where you are, use what you have, do what you can.” – Arthur Ashe