Alexander the Great
indebted father living teacher well
“I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well."
— Alexander the Great (356-323BC)
impossible try
“There is nothing impossible to him who will try.”
— Alexander the Great (356-323BC)
tomb suffice world not enough
“A tomb now suffices him for whom the world was not enough."
[Alexander's tombstone epitaph]
— Alexander the Great (356-323BC)
afraid army lions led sheep
“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.”
— Alexander the Great (356-323BC)
give time portion life
“When we give someone our time, we actually give a portion of our life that we will never take back.”
— Alexander the Great (356-323BC)
conduct each fate all
“Remember, upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all.”
— Alexander the Great (356-323BC)
glory deeds toil danger
“Glory crowns the deeds of those who expose themselves to toils and dangers.”
— Alexander the Great (356-323BC)
knowledge skill strength
"Without Knowledge, Skill cannot be focused. Without Skill, Strength cannot be brought to bear and without Strength, Knowledge may not be applied."
— Alexander the Great (356-323BC)
true love happy ending
"True love never has a happy ending, because there is no ending to true love."
— Alexander the Great (356-323BC)
bury body monument hands out world nothing died
"Bury my body and don't build any monument. Keep my hands out so the people know the one who won the world had nothing in hand when he died."
— Alexander the Great (356-323BC)
god love Afghan beautiful Afghanistan
"God must have loved Afghans because he made them so beautiful."
— Alexander the Great (356-323BC)
logistician humorless campaign fail slayed first
"My logisticians are a humorless lot ... they know if my campaign fails, they are the first ones I will slay."
— Alexander the Great (356-323BC)
heaven brook two suns earth masters
"Heaven cannot brook two suns, nor earth two masters."
— Alexander the Great (356-323BC)
Macadon generations danger war
"We of Macedon for generations past have been trained in the hard school of danger and war"
— Alexander the Great (356-323BC)