89 Quotes by Alexander the Great

An army of sheep led by a lion is better than an army of lions led by a sheep.

A tomb now suffices him for whom the world was not enough.[Alexander's tombstone epitaph]

Through every generation of the human race there has been a constant war, a war with fear. Those who have the courage to conquer it are made free and those who are conquered by it are made to suffer until they have the courage to defeat it, or death takes them.

Holy shadows of the dead, I am 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.[Addressing the dead Hellenes of the Battle of Chaeronea]

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.

Remember, upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all." ― Alexander the Great

I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well.{His teacher was the legendary philosopher Aristotle}

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

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