5 quotes
My way hither was the way of destiny; for I am he of whose genius you are the symbol: part brute, part woman, and part God — nothing of man in me at all. Have I read your riddle, Sphinx?
Caesar and Cleopatra (1898)
Pardon him, Theodotus: he is a barbarian, and thinks that the customs of his tribe and island are the laws of nature.
Caesar and Cleopatra (1898)
When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.
Caesar and Cleopatra (1898)
He who has never hoped can never despair.
Caesar and Cleopatra (1906)
Hail, Sphinx: salutation from Julius Caesar! I have wandered in many lands, seeking the lost regions from which my birth into this world exiled me, and the company of creatures such as I myself. I have found flocks and pastures, men and cities, but no other Caesar, no air native to me, no man kindred to me, none who can do my day's deed, and think my night's thought.
Caesar and Cleopatra (1898)