Alexander III of Macedon, commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon and a member of the Argead dynasty. Here are 24 Best Alexander the Great Quotes.
Alexander the Great Quotes
1. “Heaven cannot brook two suns, nor earth two masters.” – Alexander the Great
2. “Whatever possession we gain by our sword cannot be sure or lasting, but the love gained by kindness and moderation is certain and durable.” – Alexander the Great
3. “I do not pilfer victory.” – Alexander the Great
4. “With the right attitude, self-imposed limitations vanish.” – Alexander the Great
5. “How great are the dangers I face to win a good name in Athens.” – Alexander the Great
6. “The end and object of conquest is to avoid doing the same thing as the conquered.” – Alexander the Great
7. “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
8. “There is something noble in hearing myself ill spoken of when I am doing well.” – Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great Quotes
9. “Every light is not the sun.” – Alexander the Great
10. “Let us conduct ourselves so that all men wish to be our friends and all fear to be our enemies.” – Alexander the Great
11. “I would rather live a short life of glory than a long one of obscurity.” – Alexander the Great
12. “I had rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and dominion.” – Alexander the Great
13. “Whatever possession we gain by our sword cannot be sure or lasting, but the love gained by kindness and moderation is certain and durable.” – Alexander the Great
14. “For my part, I think that to a man of spirit there is no other aim and end of his labours except the labours themselves.” – Alexander the Great
15. “Glory crowns the deeds of those who expose themselves to toils and dangers.” – Alexander the Great
16. “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.” – Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great Quotes
17. “There is nothing impossible to him who will try.” – Alexander the Great
18. “My treasure lies in my friends.” – Alexander the Great
19. “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
20. “Through every generation of the human race there has been a constant war, a war with fear.” – Alexander the Great
21. “Our enemies are Medes and Persians, men who for centuries have lived soft and luxurious lives; we of Macedon for generations past have been trained in the hard school of danger and war. Above all, we are free men, and they are slaves.” – Alexander the Great
22. “There are no more worlds to conquer!” – Alexander the Great
23. “There is nothing impossible to him who will try.” – Alexander the Great
24. “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