I came, I saw, I conquered

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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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I came, I saw, I conquered

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

Well, in the language of Alexander, or some other old worthy of ancient times, it was veni, vidi, vici with me; I came, I saw, I conquered!

From The Chums of Scranton High Hugh Morgan's Uphill Fight by Donald Ferguson

The man who said, "I came, I saw, I conquered," could not hesitate long.

From Pushing to the Front by Orison Swett Marden

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 John Albert Macy