All Roads Lead to Rome

All Roads Lead to Romeis acatchphraseand proverb meaning that no matter which path you take to achieve a certain goal, you will always end up in the same place. The phrase is purportedly a reference to the road systems in the Ancient Roman Empire and was derived from French poet Alain de Lille in 1175, who said, "Mille vie ducunt hominem per secula Roman," translating to, "A thousand roads lead a man forever towards Rome." The saying became the subject ofmemesthroughout the 2010s and 2020s. In September 2025, the phrase saw a resurgence in virality as a meme on Tik Tok, often associated with an image of the White Rabbit pointing at a clockfrom Alice in Wonderland.