Alexander the Great

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

There are no more worlds to conquer!

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.

How great are the dangers I face to win a good name in Athens.

To the strongest!

I will make Babylon the capital of my empire.

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

So would I, if I were Parmenion.

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

I am dying from the treatment of too many physicians.

But truly, if I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes.

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

My father will anticipate everything. He will leave you and me no chance to do a great and brilliant deed.

What an excellent horse do they lose, for want of address and boldness to manage him! ... I could manage this horse better than others do.

Sex and sleep alone make me conscious that I am mortal.

Do not steal victory.

Hephaestion is a friend of Alexander, while Krateros is a friend of the king.

I would not fear a pack of lions led by a sheep, but I would always fear a flock of sheep led by a lion.

There is nothing impossible to him who will try.

Heaven cannot brook two suns, nor earth two masters.