Men are nearly always willing to believe what they wish.

Fere libenter homines id quod volunt credunt.

Julius Caesar

The Gallic Wars

Buy The Gallic Wars at Amazon Buy The Gallic Wars at Amazon
Read The Gallic Wars at MIT's classics department website

More information about this quote

Topic

Credulity Human nature

Author

Julius Caesar

Source

The Gallic Wars

Genre

Historical literature Autobiography and memoir

Language

Latin

Time

49 BC 40s BC 1st century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

National leader General Politician

From

Italy Europe Roman Republic

Authentication Score 1

Original Citation

Caesar, Julius. Caesar: The Gallic War. 49, bk. 3, sect 18.

Current Citation

Caesar, Julius. Caesar: The Gallic War. Translated by H. J. Edwards. Harvard UP, 1917, bk. 3, sect 18.

Related Quotes

Below are one or more quotes that share at least one tag with the quote at the top of the page

Another quote about Human nature

Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of men will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice, without constraint.

Alexander Hamilton

Federalist 15

Buy The Federalist Papers at Amazon Buy The Federalist Papers at Amazon
Read Federalist No. 15 at the Library of Congress website
More information about this quote
Topic
Political theory Government Politics Human nature

Author

Alexander Hamilton
Source
Federalist 15 The Federalist Papers
Medium
Essay
Genre
Political literature
Language
English
Time
1787 1780s 18th century
Era
American Revolutionary Period

Another quote from Classical antiquity

He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled.

Aristotle

Politics

Buy Politics at Amazon Buy Politics at Amazon
Read Politics at MIT's classics department website
More information about this quote
Topic
Governing Politics

Author

Aristotle
Source
Politics
Genre
Political literature Philosophical literature
Language
Greek
Time
335 BC 330s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity

Another quote originally in Latin

He who would distinguish the true from the false must have an adequate idea of what is true and false.

Baruch Spinoza

Ethics

Buy Ethics at Amazon Buy Ethics at Amazon
Read Ethics at Project Gutenberg
More information about this quote

Author

Baruch Spinoza
Source
Ethics
Medium
Treatise
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
Latin
Time
1677 1670s 17th century