Ancient Era

I came, I saw, I conquered.

— Julius Caesar

Diversity in counsel, unity in command.

— Cyrus the Great

Without inner calm, one cannot achieve far-reaching goals.

— Zhuge Liang

I cannot show the images of my ancestors, but I can show the spoils and the scars I have won.

— Gaius Marius

I have lived long enough, for I die unconquered.

— Epaminondas

Tonight we shall dine in Hades.

— Leonidas I

I never learned how to tune a harp, but I know how to raise a small and obscure city to glory.

— Themistocles

I wish to be to my subjects the emperor I should have wished for, had I been a subject.

— Trajan

I leave two daughters — the victory at Leuctra and the victory at Mantinea.

— Epaminondas

Wine before us, let us sing; how brief is the span of mortal life.

— Cao Cao

There is nothing impossible to him who will try.

— Alexander the Great