Cesare Borgia’s wikipedia. Quotes: “Aut Caesar, aut nihil.” Either a Caesar or nothing. He had these words inscribed on his sword.
“Aut Caesar, aut nihil” was not actually said by Caesar himself. It was the personal motto of Cesare Borgia, a ruthless Italian nobleman who inspired Machiavelli’s The Prince.
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