Alexander the Great quotes

Alexander the Great, a legendary Macedonian ruler, was born in 356 BC. Known for his extraordinary military skills, he conquered vast territories, creating one of the largest empires in history. As a brilliant tactician, he defeated the Persian Empire and expanded his kingdom to Egypt, Asia Minor, and India. Alexander's military prowess and vision helped him shape a multicultural empire, fostering the spread of Greek culture and knowledge, known as the Hellenistic period. Despite a short life, his legacy inspires leaders even today. Explore more about Alexander the Great's achievements and influence on our website.

But truly, if I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes.

- Alexander the Great

With the right attitude, self imposed limitations vanish.

- Alexander the Great

When we give someone our time, we actually give a portion of our life that we will never take back.

- Alexander the Great

Upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all.

- Alexander the Great

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

- Alexander the Great

Toil and risk are the price of glory, but it is a lovely thing to live with courage and die leaving an everlasting fame.

- Alexander the Great

Through every generation of the human race there has been a constant war, a war with fear. Those who have the courage to conquer it are made free and those who are conquered by it are made to suffer until they have the courage to defeat it, or death takes them.

- Alexander the Great

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

- Alexander the Great

My treasure lies in my friends.

- Alexander the Great

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

- Alexander the Great

In the end, when it's over, all that matters is what you've done.

- Alexander the Great

I would rather live a short life of glory than a long one of obscurity.

- Alexander the Great

I am not interested in the descendence of the citizens or their racial origins. I classify them using one criterion: their virtue. For me every virtuous foreigner is a Greek and every evil Greek worse than a Barbarian. If differences ever develop between you never have recourse to arms, but solve them peacefully.

- Alexander the Great

Glory crowns the deeds of those who expose themselves to toils and dangers.

- Alexander the Great

Every light is not the sun.

- Alexander the Great

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

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

- Alexander the Great

Remember upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all.

- Alexander the Great

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

- Alexander the Great

There is nothing impossible to him who will try.

- Alexander the Great

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

- Alexander the Great

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

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

- Alexander the Great

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

- Alexander the Great

I am dying with the help of too many physicians.

- Alexander the Great

I am dying from the treatment of too many physicians.

- Alexander the Great