Veni Vidi Vici. 33 aphorism of the great people

Why are we saying "Eureka!", When a great idea comes to mind? And “let"s go!”, When we decide to do something bold and important? Why do we claim that "the main thing is not victory, but participation", and where did the expressions “I wash my hands” and "after us at least a flood ”come from? We often repeat winged words, but sometimes we don’t even know who, under what circumstances, they said them and behind each of them are the fascinating and often dramatic events in which facts, conjectures and fictions are intertwined. This book contains 33 statements of great people - from Archimedes to Einstein and from Caesar to General de Gaulle - each of which influenced the course of history and has become our common property