“So far as I am concerned, I could not be accused of having set eyes, or having wished to set eyes, upon Darius' wife; on the contrary, I have refused even to listen to those who spoke to me of her beauty.”
Alexander the Great Quotes & Sayings
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“What an excellent horse they lose for want of address and boldness to manage him! I could manage this horse better than others do.”
“Toil and risk are the price of glory, but it is a lovely thing to live with courage and die leaving an everlasting fame.”
“When my casket is carried to the grave, leave my hands hanging outside. Empty-handed I came into this world, and empty-handed I shall go. My life was a hollow waste, a futile exercise — no one takes anything with them in death.”
“There are so many worlds and I have not yet conquered even one.”
“O Athenians, what toil do I undergo to please you!”
“I want the best doctors to carry my coffin to show that, in the face of death, even the best doctors in the world have no power to heal.”
“Are you still to learn that the end and perfection of our victories is to avoid the vices and infirmities of those whom we subdue?”
“How great are the dangers I face to win a good name in Athens.”
“Now you fear punishment and beg for your lives. I will let you go — not out of pity, but so you can see the difference between a Greek king and a barbarian tyrant. Do not expect to suffer harm from me. A king does not kill messengers.”
“Heaven cannot brook two suns, nor earth two masters.”
“For my part, I would rather excel in the knowledge of the highest secrets of philosophy than in arms.”
“There is something noble in hearing myself ill spoken of when I am doing well.”
“On their side more men are standing; on ours, more will fight!”
“I am not afraid of an army of lions led by sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.”
“With the right attitude, self-imposed limitations vanish.”
“Through every generation of the human race there has been a constant war: a war with fear. Those who have the courage to conquer it are made free; those who are conquered by it suffer until they find the courage to defeat it, or death takes them.”
“May God keep you away from the venom of the cobra, the teeth of the tiger, and the revenge of the Afghans.”
“In the end, when it's over, all that matters is what you've done.”
“The end and object of conquest is to avoid doing the same thing as the conquered.”
“I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well.”
“Without knowledge, skill cannot be focused. Without skill, strength cannot be brought to bear, and without strength, knowledge may not be applied.”
“I consider not what Parmenio should receive, but what Alexander should give.”
“My father will anticipate everything. He will leave you and me no chance to do a great and brilliant deed.”