89 Quotes by Alexander the Great
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O Athenians, what toil do I undergo to please you!
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I foresee a great funeral contest over me.
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As for a limit to one’s labors, I, for one, do not recognize any for a high-minded man, except that the labors themselves should lead to noble accomplishments.
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I send you a kaffis of mustard seed, that you may taste and acknowledge the bitterness of my victory.
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We of Macedon for generations past have been trained in the hard school of danger and war
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There is something noble in hearing myself ill spoken of, when I am doing well;
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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.
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Sex and sleep alone make me conscious that I am mortal.
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Your ancestors came to Macedonia and the rest of Hellas [Greece] and did us great harm, though we had done them no prior injury. I have been appointed leader of the Greeks, and wanting to punish the Persians I have come to Asia, which I took from you.
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