Ut est rerum omnium magister usus

This article is part of a series about Julius Caesar
Personal Family Works Laudatio Iuliae amitae Anticato Commentarii de Bello Civili Commentarii de Bello Gallico De analogia Poems Quotes Alea iacta est Veni, vidi, vici Ut est rerum omnium magister usus Military campaigns Mytilene Gallic Wars Arar Bibracte Vosges Axona Sabis Atuatuci Octodurus Morbihan Invasions of Britain Ambiorix's revolt Avaricum Gergovia Alesia Uxellodunum Civil War Corfinium Brundisium Ilerda Dyrrhachium Pharsalus Alexandrian war Siege Battle of the Nile Zela Ruspina Corduba Thapsus Munda Planned invasion of the Parthian Empire Assassination Ides of March coin Theatre of Pompey Curia of Pompey Last words Et tu, Brute? Caesar's Comet Legacy Cultural depictions Eponyms Life of Caesar Temple of Caesar Caesarism Julio-Claudian dynasty Title Crossing the Rubicon
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Ut est rerum omnium magister usus (roughly "experience is the teacher of all things" or more generally "experience is the best teacher") is a quote attributed to Julius Caesar in De Bello Civili, the war commentaries of the Civil War. Since then the phrase has become a common saying regarding learning and leadership.

John C. Maxwell stated that the only way of learning from personal experiences is to reflect on them, something he feels Caesar had done a lot of, which was the only way he was able to become successful and write down his thoughts.

• Alea iacta est
• Veni, vidi, vici
• List of Latin phrases

• Is experience the best teacher? on Association for Biblical Higher Education