Alexander the Great

"Look to the faithfulness in little things as the test of greatness to come."

"I have resolved to go to India, and this resolution cannot be changed."

"The moment of change is the only time that is fertile of the possibility of change."

"We must make the best of those rains which the gods send us."

"He is a wise man who does not give the right answer to an improper question."

"There is no difficulty to him who wills to try."

"One cannot impede the course of events which are not unfolding as they should."

"The Asians drink wine and their lands were conquered by those who drank water."

"I will not steal a victory."

"Surely it is a greater thing to be worthy of honor than to receive it; for one is itself an accomplishment, the other merely a recognition."

"Remember, happiness does not depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think."

"We hope for good times, we plan for the future, and we remember the past."

"Loyalty and friendship are the foundations of one's character."

"The true measure of a man is not in the battles he fights, but in the obstacles he overcomes."

"Fortune is a fickle thing, and she does not favor the proud."

"A king should die standing."

"Do not trust the horse, Trojans. Whatever it is, I fear the Greeks even bearing gifts."

"There is no disease more dangerous than the presumption of one's own knowledge."

"The path of true wisdom is marked by those who dare to question everything."

"When fortune abandons you, only character remains."

"Let me not see in my life the hour when my virtue becomes the reproach of history."

"The more thou hast, the more thou art occupied. The fewer thou hast, the more free thou art."

"Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend."

"Bravery is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear."

"I would rather have a small band of resolute men than a great multitude of irresolute ones."

"The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things."

"In difficult circumstances, true character shines through."

"Not the sickness of the body brings on such slow and sure destruction as the corruption of the mind."

"A commander should be gallant, and his example will breed valor in his soldiers."

"Through perseverance and faith in ourselves, we can achieve the impossible."