Alexander The Great on Vision Quotes

"I do not distinguish communities as the Greeks do, into Greeks and Barbarians. For me, a good man is a Greek and a bad man is a Barbarian."

"His sword is the only thing that can decide the boundaries of my kingdom."

"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."

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

"I wish that the Indians believed me a god, for upon the report of an enemy's valor and success often depends the success of a battle."

"How happy had it been for me had I been slain in the battle. It had been far more noble to have died the victim of the enemy than fall a sacrifice to the rage of my friends."

"If I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes."

"Heaven cannot brook two suns, nor earth two masters."

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

"A tomb now suffices him for whom the world was not enough."

"I would rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent than in the extent of my power and dominion."

"True love never has a happy ending, because there is no ending to true love."

"The end and object of conquest is to avoid doing the same thing as the conquered."

"Upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all."

"Soldiers, I had lately like to have been taken from you by the attempt of a few desperate men, but by the grace and providence of the gods, I am still preserved."

"O Athenians, what a conception you must have of my love of fame, when you think I can endure so many dangers to obtain your good opinion."

"God is the common father of all men."

"For my own part, I would rather excel in knowledge of the highest secrets of philosophy than in arms."

"There is nothing impossible to him who will try."

"Whatever possession we gain by our sword cannot be sure or lasting, but the love gained by kindness and moderation is certain and durable."

"Great expectations are the fuel of great achievements."

"Without Knowledge, Skill cannot be focused. Without Skill, Strength cannot be brought to bear and without Strength, Knowledge may not be applied."

"Every light is not the sun."

"The sheep that are led by a lion are more to be feared than the lions led by a sheep."

"I will not steal a victory."

"My father will get everything before we can and leave nothing great and brilliant for me, to show forth to the world."

"May God keep you from the venom of the cobra, the teeth of the tiger, and the revenge of the Afghans."

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

"You shall, I question not, find a way to the top if you diligently seek for it; for nature hath placed nothing so high that it is out of the reach of virtue and industry."

"Let us conduct ourselves so that all men wish to be our friends and all fear to be our enemies."

"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?"