Alexander the Great

"Every scholar should have dined with Socrates to understand true wisdom."

"There is a harmony in autumn, and a luster in its sky, which through me passes into my soul."

"The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new."

"What greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are joined for life?"

"Music, the greatest good that mortals know and all of heaven we have below."

"If we should desire to drink coffee, if we should desire to drink tea, let us think of him to whom all belongs and all returns."

"The gift is pure when it is given from the heart to the right person at the right time and at the right place."

"Wisdom outweighs any amount of wealth."

"I came into the world as a mortal; everything about me is mortal."

"The aim of life is self-development. To realize one's nature perfectly - that is what each of us is here for."

"Rightly to be great is not to stir without great argument, but greatly to find quarrel in a straw when honor's at the stake."

"In life there are no shortcuts to anything worth doing."

"He conquers twice, who upon victory overcomes himself."

"The greatest risk is not taking any risk at all."

"What I say three times is true."

"The task of the excellent leader is to create more leaders, not more followers."

"The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires."

"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."

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

"There is nothing impossible to they who will try."

"The best conquest is winning the heart of another."

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

"Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants and a contented mind."

"It is a lovely thing to fight with your heart."

"I learned from Aristotle to be liberal and generous in praise."

"The glory of dying for one's country is greater than all earthly honors."

"Success is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure."

"Fortune assists the bold and venturesome."

"As for myself, I have never been what one would call a cautious man."

"If you really want to honor the gods, be just and merciful to men."