May God keep you away from the venom of the cobra, the teeth of the tiger, and the revenge of the Afghans.
ALEXANDER THE GREATToil and risk are the price of glory, but it is a lovely thing to live with courage and die leaving an everlasting fame.
More Alexander The Great Quotes
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Sex and sleep alone make me conscious that I am mortal
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Holy shadows of the dead, I am not to blame for your cruel and bitter fate, but the accursed rivalry which brought sister nations and brother people to fight one another.
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For my part, I think that to a man of spirit there is no other aim and end of his labours except the labours themselves.
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A king does not kill messengers.
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A tomb now suffices him for whom the world was not enough.
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I would rather live a short life of glory than a long one of obscurity.
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Every light is not the sun.
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But truly, if I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes.
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God must have loved Afghans because he made them so beautiful.
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I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well.
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Glory crowns the deeds of those who expose themselves to toils and dangers.
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My treasure lies in my friends .
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Toil and risk are the price of glory, but it is a lovely thing to live with courage and die leaving an everlasting fame.
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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.
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When my casket is being carried to the grave, leave my hands hanging outside. For empty-handed, I came into this world and empty-handed, I shall go!
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