Alexander the Great quotes
Born
20 or 21 July 356 BC, Pella, Macedon.
Died
10 or 11 June 323 BC.
Occupation
King.
Alexander III of Macedon, commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon and a member of the Argead dynasty. He was born in Pella in 356 BC and succeeded his father Philip II to the throne at the age of twenty.
A tomb now suffices him for whom the whole world was not sufficient.
– Alexander the Great
I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well.
– Alexander the Great
My father will anticipate everything. He will leave you and me no chance to do a great and brilliant deed.
– Alexander the Great
I had rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and dominion.
– Alexander the Great
For my own part, I would rather excel in knowledge of the highest secrets of philosophy than in arms.
– Alexander the Great
How happy had it been for me had I been slain in the battle. It had been far more noble to have died the victim of the enemy than fall a sacrifice to the rage of my friends.
– Alexander the Great
Who does not desire such a victory by which we shall join places in our Kingdom, so far divided by nature, and for which we shall set up trophies in another conquered world?
– Alexander the Great
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.
– Alexander the Great
How great are the dangers I face to win a good name in Athens.
– Alexander the Great
Remember upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all.
– Alexander the Great
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.
– Alexander the Great
If I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes.
– Alexander the Great
Whatever possession we gain by our sword cannot be sure or lasting, but the love gained by kindness and moderation is certain and durable.
– Alexander the Great
I wish that the Indians believed me a god, for upon the report of an enemy’s valor oftentimes depends the success of a battle, and false reports have many times done as great things as true courage and resolution.
– Alexander the Great
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
I am dying from the treatment of too many physicians.
– Alexander the Great
Soldiers, I had lately like to have been taken from you by the attempt of a few desperate men, but by the grace and providence of the gods, I am still preserved.
– Alexander the Great
His father is governor of Media, and though he has the greatest command given him of all the rest of my generals, he still covetously desires more, and my being without issue spurs him on to this wicked design. But Philotas takes wrong measures.
– Alexander the Great
Oh! Most miserable wretch that I am! Why have I not learnt how to swim?
– Alexander the Great
There is nothing impossible to him who will try.
– Alexander the Great
Heaven cannot brook two suns, nor earth two masters.
– Alexander the Great
How should a man be capable of grooming his own horse, or of furbishing his own spear and helmet, if he allows himself to become unaccustomed to tending even his own person, which is his most treasured belonging?
– Alexander the Great
Shall I, that have destroyed my Preservers, return home?
– Alexander the Great
I do not pilfer victory.
– Alexander the Great