Alexander the Great

January 9, 2024

I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.

There is nothing impossible to him who will try.

I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well.

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 and those who are conquered by it are made to suffer until they have the courage to defeat it, or death takes them.

I would rather live a short life of glory than a long one of obscurity.

I am not afraid of tigers, but I am afraid of the shepherd.

Remember upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all.

There is nothing impossible to him who will try.

Fortune favors the bold.

I am dying with the help of too many physicians.

Toil and risk are the price of glory, but it is a lovely thing to live with courage and die leaving an everlasting fame.

I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well.

Soldiers, what we gain in battle, we must guard as vigilantly in peace.

A tomb now suffices him for whom the whole world was not sufficient.

I would rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent than in the extent of my powers and dominion.

There is nothing impossible to him who will try.

I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.

I am not afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion; I am afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep.

"Bury my body, do not build any monument. Keep my hands out so the people know the one who won the world had nothing in hand when he died."

"There is something noble in hearing myself ill spoken of when I am doing well."

"An army of sheep led by a lion is better than an army of lions led by a sheep."

Fortune favors the bold.

Toil and risk are the price of glory, but it is a lovely thing to live with courage and die leaving an everlasting fame.

I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well.

Soldiers, what we gain in battle, we must guard as vigilantly in peace.

A tomb now suffices him for whom the whole world was not sufficient.

"Sex and sleep alone make me conscious that I am mortal."

"I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent than in the extent of my power and possessions."

"Glory crowns the deeds of those who expose themselves to toils and dangers."

"How great are the dangers I face to win a good name in Athens."

"I consider not what Parmenion should receive, but what Alexander should give."

"If I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes."

"True love never has a happy ending, because there is no ending to true love."

"Upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all."

"God must have loved Afghans because he made them so beautiful."

"I do not steal victory."

"Now that the wars are coming to an end, I wish you to prosper in peace."

"As for a limit to his love of power, in that I do not believe exists."

"With the right attitude, self-imposed limitations vanish."

Soldiers, what we gain in battle, we must guard as vigilantly in peace.

A tomb now suffices him for whom the whole world was not sufficient.

I would rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent than in the extent of my powers and dominion.

There is nothing impossible to him who will try.

I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.

"We of Macedon for generations past have been trained in the hard school of danger and war."

I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well.

"In the end, when it's over, all that matters is what you've done."

"I had rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent than in the extent of my power and dominion."

"I am dying from the treatment of too many physicians."

"Oh! Most miserable wretch that I am! Why have I not learnt how to swim?"

"Your ancestors came to Macedonia and the rest of Hellas and did us great harm, though we had done them no prior injury..."

"A tomb now suffices him for whom the world was not enough."

"Are there no more worlds that I might conquer?"

"So would I, if I were Parmenion."

"I am involved in the land of a 'Leonidas' and the city of a 'Jason.' I live in the land of a 'Themistocles' and a 'Pericles.'"

"Our enemies are Medes and Persians, men who for centuries have lived soft and luxurious lives."

"The end and object of conquest is to avoid doing the same thing as the conquered."

"Shall I, that have destroyed my Preservers, return home?"

"If I were not king, I would be a philosopher."

"The strong do what they can, and the weak suffer what they must."

"You shall, I question not, find a way to the top if you diligently seek for it; for nature hath placed nothing so high that it is out of the reach of industry and valor."

"I had rather live and die of that sort, than live many years and then die disgracefully."

"How great are the dangers I face to win a good name in Athens."

"Glory crowns the deeds of those who expose themselves to toils and dangers."

"Heaven cannot brook two suns, nor earth two masters."

"I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well."

"Each moment free from fear makes a man immortal."

"I consider not what Parmenion should receive, but what Alexander should give."

"Let us conduct ourselves so that all men wish to be our friends and all fear to be our enemies."

"To the strongest!"

"Now that the wars are coming to an end, I wish you to prosper in peace."

"As for a limit to his love of power, in that I do not believe exists."

"Every light is not the sun."

"A tomb now suffices him for whom the world was not enough."

"Upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all."

"Bury my body, do not build any monument. Keep my hands out so the people know the one who won the world had nothing in hand when he died."

"God must have loved Afghans because he made them so beautiful."

"The strong do what they can, and the weak suffer what they must."

"Your ancestors came to Macedonia and the rest of Hellas and did us great harm, though we had done them no prior injury."

"Are there no more worlds that I might conquer?"

"If I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes."

"So would I, if I were Parmenion."

"Our enemies are Medes and Persians, men who for centuries have lived soft and luxurious lives."

"The end and object of conquest is to avoid doing the same thing as the conquered."

"Shall I, that have destroyed my Preservers, return home?"

"There is something noble in hearing myself ill spoken of when I am doing well."

"An army of sheep led by a lion is better than an army of lions led by a sheep."

"I had rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent than in the extent of my power and possessions."

"If I were not king, I would be a philosopher."

"Each moment free from fear makes a man immortal."

"I had rather live and die of that sort, than live many years and then die disgracefully."

"For my own part, I would rather excel in knowledge of the highest secrets of philosophy than in arms."

"He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot, will be victorious."

"Remember, upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all."

"I am dying with the help of too many physicians."

"Oh! Most miserable wretch that I am! Why have I not learnt how to swim?"

"How great are the dangers I face to win a good name in Athens."

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