Alexander the Great (356–323 BCE) was a Macedonian king and military conqueror who, in a short period, created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Born in Pella, the ancient capital of Macedonia, Alexander was tutored by the philosopher Aristotle. He ascended to the throne after the assassination of his father, King Philip II, and embarked on a series of military campaigns that would lead to the creation of an empire stretching from Greece to Egypt, Persia, and parts of India.
Famous 20 Quotes of 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.”
- “I would rather live a short life of glory than a long one of obscurity.”
- “There is nothing impossible to him who will try.”
- “I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well.”
- “I am dying from the treatment of too many physicians.”
- “There is nothing impossible to him who will try.”
- “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.”
- “There is nothing impossible to him who will try.”
- “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.”
- “I send you a kaffis of mustard seed, that you may taste and acknowledge the bitterness of my victory.”
- “Upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all.”
- “I am dying from the treatment of too many physicians.”
- “A tomb now suffices him for whom the world was not enough.”
- “There is nothing impossible to him who will try.”
- “I am dying from the treatment of too many physicians.”
- “I am dying from the treatment of too many physicians.”
- “I am dying from the treatment of too many physicians.”
- “A tomb now suffices him for whom the world was not enough.”
- “I send you a kaffis of mustard seed, that you may taste and acknowledge the bitterness of my victory.”
- “There is nothing impossible to him who will try.”
Alexander the Great’s military genius and ambitious conquests have made him a legendary figure in history. These quotes reflect his mindset, determination, and the challenges he faced during his extraordinary campaigns.
