Did Caesar say "It's only hubris if I fail" ONLY on the TV show Rome, or in some other form?
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I think so. I checked every reference I found and all roads lead to Rome, the HBO series. I never heard of this saying until now, and I do remember a few things about the Roman Empire. I also just verified that it was not Shakespeare either. Caesar: http://www.shakespeare-online.com/plays/juliusscenes.html
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1) Interestingly, this quote has been attributed to Caesar here: http://thinkexist.com/quotation/it-s-only-hubris-if-i-fail/631340.html I think this is an error. I did not found any other references except the TV show: "Antony reminds Caesar of Cato and Scipio. Caesar says he'll crush them. Antony: "I'm glad you're so confident. Some would call it hubris." Caesar: "It's only hubris if I fail."" Source: http://glaukopidos.blogspot.com/2005_10_01_archive.html Further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubris http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemesis_%28mythology%29 2) Some real Caesar quotes: "Fere libenter homines id quod volunt credunt. Men willingly believe what they wish. De Bello Gallico, Book III, Ch. 18 " "Nihil nobis metuendum est, praeter metum ipsum. We have not to fear anything, except fear itself. " Source and further information: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Julius_Caesar 3) the hybris of Caesar was well known. But he managed to do some great things before he was finally murdered...
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