Fortune, which has a great deal of power in other matters but especially in war, can bring about great changes in a situation through very slight forces.
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Sed fortuna, quae plurimum potest cum in reliquis rebus tum praecipue in bello, parvis momentis magnas rerum commutationes efficit; ut tum accidit.
• The Civil War, Book III, 68; variant translation: "In war, events of importance are the result of trivial causes."
— Julius Caesar
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• The Civil War, Book III, 68; variant translation: "In war, events of importance are the result of trivial causes."" in the context of "Fortune, which has a great deal of power in other matters but especially in war, can bring about great changes in a situation through very slight forces." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Julius Caesar
Gaius Julius Caesar (Classical Latin: GAIVS IVLIVS CAESAR) (12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman religious, military, and political leader. He played an important part in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. His conquest of Gaul extended the Roman world all the way to the Atlantic Ocean, with the first Roman invasion of Britain in 55 BC. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest military geniuses of all time, as well as a brilliant politician and one of the ancient world's strongest leaders.
About Julius Caesar
Gaius Julius Caesar (Classical Latin: GAIVS IVLIVS CAESAR) (12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman religious, military, and political leader. He played an important part in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. His conquest of Gaul extended the Roman world all the way to the Atlantic Ocean, with the first Roman invasion of Britain in 55 BC. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest military geniuses of all time, as well as a brilliant politician and one of the ancient world's strongest leaders.
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