Alexander the Great

"The pursuit of justice is the pursuit of peace."

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."

"The immortality of the soul is the only immortality that matters."

"A man may lose his fortune, his health, his freedom—but never his honor."

"To live without purpose is to not truly live."

"The greatest victories are won not with weapons, but with wisdom."

"Change is not the enemy of order; it is the guarantee of progress."

"True strength is the quiet confidence of one who has nothing to prove."

"The river that flows quiet is deeper than the one that rages."

"I am not the master of empires; they are the masters of me."

"What separates greatness from mediocrity is the willingness to act."

"The world bends to the will of those who understand its nature."

"The end and object of conquest is not to rule over conquered people, but to rule over better people."

"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."

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."

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

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

"A tomb now suffices him for whom the whole world was not sufficient."

"It is not the critic who counts...The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena."

"Little things are infinite in relation to little things, and all things are infinitely little."

"We are not makers of history. We are made by history."

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

"The greatest wealth is a healthy body joined to a simple diet."

"To the best of my judgment, I have labored without selfishness."

"Men willingly believe what they wish."

"There is something noble in hearing myself ill spoken of, and yet to do well."

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

"The more we know, the more we realize we know nothing."

"It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows."

"Hephaestion is dead."