Alexander the great was the former king of Macedonia, alexander 3rd of Macedon, commonly known as Alexander the great, he was the king of ancient Greek Kingdome of Macedon. He was born in July 356 BC in Pella. He succeeded his father Philip to the throne in 336 at the age of 20, and spent most of his ruling years conducting a lengthy military campaign throughout western Asia and Egypt. He created a vast empire that stretched from Macedonia in Egypt and form Greece to part of India. He was died in June 323 BC in Babylon, he was a great king.
Top 40 Quotes Of Alexander The Great.
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Glory crowns the deeds of those who expose themselves to toils and dangers.
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Whatever possession we gain by our sword cannot be sure or lasting, but the love gained by kindness and moderation is certain and durable.
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In the end, when it’s over, all that matters is what you’ve done.
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For as a newborn babe cannot be nourished without the nurse’s milk, nor conducted to the approaches that lead to growth in life, so a city cannot thrive without fields and the fruits thereof pouring into its walls.
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I want the road to be covered with my treasure so that everybody sees that material wealth acquired on earth, stays on earth.
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With the right attitude, self-imposed limitations vanish.
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A tomb now suffices him for whom the whole world was not sufficient.
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My treasure lies in my friends.
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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.
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For my own part, I would rather excel knowledge of the highest secrets of philosophy than in arms.
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There is something noble in hearing myself ill spoken of when I am doing well.
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Toil and risk are the price of glory, but it is a lovely thing to live with courage and die leaving an everlasting fame.
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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.
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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.
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Without Knowledge, Skill cannot be focused. Without Skill, Strength cannot be brought to bear and without Strength, Knowledge may not be applied.
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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?
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If I were not Alexander, I should wish to be Diogenes.
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My father will anticipate everything. He will leave you and me no chance to do a great and brilliant deed.
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I want the best doctors to carry my coffin to demonstrate that, in the face of death, even the best doctors in the world have no power to heal.
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Remember, upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all.
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I would rather live a short life of glory than a long one of obscurity.
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True love never has a happy ending, because there is no ending to true love.
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I had rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and dominion.
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I do not steal victory.
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I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well.
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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?
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In faith and hope the world will disagree, but all mankind’s concern is charity.
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Heaven cannot brook two suns, nor earth two masters.
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The end and object of conquest is to avoid doing the same thing as the conquered.
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I am dying from the treatment of too many physicians.
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Sex and sleep alone make me conscious that I am mortal.
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When we give someone our time, we actually give a portion of our life that we will never take back.
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Each moment free from fear makes a man immortal.
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How great are the dangers I face to win a good name in Athens.
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Bury my body and don’t build any monument. Keep my hands out so the people know the one who won the world had nothing in hand when he died.
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On their side more men are standing, on ours more will fight!
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I foresee a great funeral contest over me.
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There is nothing impossible to him who will try.
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Every light is not the sun.
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I am not afraid of an army of lions led by sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.
