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.
There is nothing impossible to him who will try.
I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well.
Remember upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all.
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 industry and valor.
If I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes.
A tomb now suffices him for whom the whole world was not sufficient.
Whatever possession we gain by our sword cannot be sure or lasting, but the love gained by kindness and moderation is certain and durable.
Heaven cannot brook two suns, nor earth two masters.
How great are the dangers I face to win a good name in Athens.
I am dying from the treatment of too many physicians.
For my own part, I would rather excel in knowledge of the highest secrets of philosophy than in arms.
I had rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and dominion.
How should a man be capable of grooming his own horse, or of furbishing his own spear and helmet, if he allows himself to become unaccustomed to tending even his own person, which is his most treasured belonging?
I do not pilfer victory.
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.
My father will anticipate everything. He will leave you and me no chance to do a great and brilliant deed.
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.
Oh! Most miserable wretch that I am! Why have I not learnt how to swim?
So far as I am concerned, I could not be accused of having set eyes, or having wished to set eyes, upon Darius' wife: on the contrary, I have refused even to listen to those who spoke to me of her beauty.
