Julius Caesar on Fear Quotes

"A general must not only be brave but must also inspire bravery in his men to cast out their fear."

"As a rule, what is out of sight disturbs men's minds more seriously than what they see."

"He who is brave is free from the shackles of his own mind."

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

"Even now we could turn back; but once we cross that bridge, everything must be decided by arms."

"I am going to meet an army without a leader, and I shall return to meet a leader without an army."

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

"The greatest power is often the power to remain calm when all around you are in terror."

"Let us go where the gods and the injustice of our enemies call us."

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

"Terror is the weapon of the weak; the strong rely on the discipline of their ranks."

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

"Men willingly believe what they wish to be true."

"Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty."

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

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

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

"Fortune, which has a great deal of power in other matters but especially in war, can bring about great changes through very slight forces."

"A coward dies many times before his death; the valiant never taste of death but once."

"It is the common vice of nature, that we at once repose most confidence, and receive the greatest apprehensions, from things unknown."

"Fortune favors the bold and leaves the fearful behind in the dust of history."

"The danger which is least expected soonest comes to us."

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

"I have lived long enough both in years and in accomplishments to face the end without tremor."

"My soldiers are not afraid of the enemy, for they have seen them bleed and know they are mortal."

"To conquer fear is the first step to conquering the world."

"It is better to suffer once than to live in perpetual apprehension."

"Great things should be done without hesitation, so that a fear of their difficulty does not dampen one's spirit."

"The soul is more powerful than any weapon of war designed to strike fear into men."

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

"To win is nothing, if you do not end the fear that resides in the hearts of your enemies."

"Avoidance of danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure."

"For my part, I have always reckoned the dignity of the Republic of first importance and preferable to life."