Famous Quotes by Alexander the Great

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

There is nothing impossible to him who will try.

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

I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.

I do not steal victory.

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

I will not pander to my fellow men by offering them what they wish to hear rather than that which they need to know.

Heaven cannot brook two suns, nor earth two masters.

There are so many worlds, and I have not yet conquered even one.

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.

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

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

When we give someone our time, we actually give a portion of our life that we will never take back.

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

With the right attitude, self-imposed limitations vanish.

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

In faith and hope, the world will disagree, but all mankind's concern is charity.

To the strongest!

When my casket is being carried to the grave, leave my hands hanging outside. For empty-handed I came into this world and empty-handed I shall go.