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

Shall I pass by and leave you lying there because of the expedition you led against Greece, or shall I set you up again because of your magnanimity and your virtues in other respects?

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.

I consider not what Parmenio should receive, but what Alexander should give.

Are you still to learn that the end and perfection of our victories is to avoid the vices and infirmities of those whom we subdue?

I do not steal victory.