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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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

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

The conqueror sent tidings of his victory in a laconic dispatch: "I came, I saw, I conquered."

From Early European History by Hutton Webster

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

From Pushing to the Front by Orison Swett Marden