A
tomb now suffices him for whom the whole world was not sufficient.
Alexander the Great |
How
great are the dangers I face to win a good name in Athens.
Alexander the Great |
I
am dying from the treatment of too many physicians.
Alexander the Great |
I
am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living
well.
Alexander the Great |
I
send you a kaffis of mustard seed, that you may taste and acknowledge
the bitterness of my victory.
Alexander the Great
from Letter to King Darius III |
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.
Alexander the Great
from Plutarch, The Lives of the Noble Grecians
and Romans, 'Alexander' |
I
would rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent
than in the extent of my powers and dominion.
Alexander the Great
from Life of Alexander, bk. XIV by Plutarch |
If
I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes.
Alexander the Great
from Plutarch, The Lives of the Noble Grecians
and Romans, 'Alexander' |
Is
it not worthy of tears that, when the number of worlds is infinite,
we have not yet become lords of a single one?
Alexander the Great
When asked why he wept on hearing there was
an infinite number of worlds, from On the Tranquillity of the
Mind, by Plutarch |
Remember
upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all.
Alexander the Great
CNN interview 1997 |