I came, I saw, I conquered

Cultural  

1. According to Plutarch, the words by which Julius Caesar succinctly described one of his victories. In Latin the words are “veni, vidi, vici.”

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Example Sentences

The phrase, a play on the Latin for "I came, I saw, I conquered", has become somewhat of slogan among his fans and the media.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2024

It was big step in my development: I came, I saw, I conquered.

From The Guardian • Feb. 13, 2019

I came, I saw, I conquered, as the first baby in the family always does.

From The Story of my life; with her letters (1887-1901) and a supplementary account of her education, including passages from the reports and letters of her teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan, by John Albert Macy by Macy, John Albert

Whenever an artist has been able to say, "I came, I saw, I conquered," it has been at the end of patient practice.

From Memoirs of an American Prima Donna by Kellogg, Clara Louise

After he routed Pharnaces Ponticus at the first assault, he wrote thus to his friends: "I came, I saw, I conquered."

From Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature by Bartlett, John