89 Quotes by Alexander the Great

O Athenians, what toil do I undergo to please you!

I foresee a great funeral contest over me.

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.

I send you a kaffis of mustard seed, that you may taste and acknowledge the bitterness of my victory.

We of Macedon for generations past have been trained in the hard school of danger and war

There is something noble in hearing myself ill spoken of, when I am doing well;

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.

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

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.