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

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

From Pushing to the Front by Marden, Orison Swett

He used to have on his visiting cards the representation of a handsaw, under which was inscribed, "I came, I saw, I conquered."

From Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis by Poore, Benjamin Perley