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  All roads lead to Rome

  All paths or activities lead to the center of things. This was literally true in the days of the Roman Empire, when all the empire's roads radiated out from the capital city, Rome.
• all roads lead to Rome
  all roads lead to Rome

  Many different methods will produce the same result. For example, So long as you meet the deadline, I don't care how much help you get—all roads lead to Rome. Based on the fact that the Roman Empire's excellent road system radiated from the capital like the spokes of a wheel, this metaphor was already being used in the 1100s.

All roads lead to Rome

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1. All paths or activities lead to the center of things. This was literally true in the days of the Roman Empire, when all the empire's roads radiated out from the capital city, Rome.

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all roads lead to Rome Idioms  

1. Many different methods will produce the same result. For example, So long as you meet the deadline, I don't care how much help you get—all roads lead to Rome. Based on the fact that the Roman Empire's excellent road system radiated from the capital like the spokes of a wheel, this metaphor was already being used in the 1100s.

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"All roads lead to Rome," but it is well for the artist if he find the right one early in his career.

From Lafcadio Hearn by Nina H. Kennard

"All roads lead to Rome," interrupted Lubin, with a sneer.

From H. R. by Edwin Lefevre

"All roads lead to Rome;" so it would not be difficult to find their way.

From The Last of the Peterkins With Others of Their Kin by Lucretia P. (Lucretia Peabody) Hale

All roads lead to Rome, and all proverbs are merely sign posts by which we pursue our destinies.

From Arms and the Woman by Harold MacGrath

All roads lead to Rome, they say: it's certain that all streams in these parts lead to the Orinoco.

From Swift and Sure by Herbert Strang

But all roads lead to Rome and so did this one.

From The Man Without a Memory by Arthur W. (Arthur Williams) Marchmont

I was going to cut that sort of thing out," he said gruffly, "but all roads lead to Rome, it seems.

From The Rich Mrs. Burgoyne by Kathleen Thompson Norris

Cut is poor Lobengula's comb, 'Tis said that all roads lead to Rome.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, November 11, 1893 by Various

It has been said of old, all roads lead to Rome.

From Anarchism and Other Essays by Emma Goldman

It is said that "all roads lead to Rome"; as many lead to Prague, as a glance at the map will show.

From From a Terrace in Prague by Lieut.-Col. B. Granville Baker

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