22 Alexander the Great Quotes
To the strongest!
I do not steal victory
If I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes
There is nothing impossible to him who will try
Heaven cannot brook two suns, nor earth two masters
I am dying from the treatment of too many physicians
Remember upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all
Sex and sleep alone make me conscious that I am mortal
How great are the dangers I face to win a good name in Athens
A tomb now suffices him for whom the whole world was not sufficient

Alexander the Great quotes with pictures

An army of sheep led by a lion is better than an army of lions led by a sheep
I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well
In faith and hope the world will disagree, but all mankind's concern is charity
I send you a kaffis of mustard seed, that you may taste and acknowledge the bitterness of my victory
I had rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and dominion
I would rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent than in the extent of my powers and dominion
Is it not worthy of tears that, when the number of worlds is infinite, we have not yet become lords of a single one?
I will not steal a victory. The end and perfection of our victories is to avoid the vices and infirmities of those whom we subdue
When asked why he wept on hearing there was an infinite number of worlds, from On the Tranquillity of the Mind, by Plutarch

Alexander the Great sayings and pictures

Do you not think it a matter worthy of lamentation that when there is such a vast multitude of them, we have not yet conquered one?
Holy shadows of the dead, I'm not to blame for your cruel and bitter fate, but the accursed rivalry which brought sister nations and brother people, to fight one another. I do not feel happy for this victory of mine. On the contrary, I would be glad, brothers, if I had all of you standing here next to me, since we are united by the same language, the same blood and the same visions
Now you fear punishment and beg for your lives, so I will let you free, if not for any other reason so that you can see the difference between a Greek king and a barbarian tyrant, so do not expect to suffer any harm from me. A king does not kill messengers