There are so many worlds and I have not yet conquered even one.
I do not steal victory.
A tomb now suffices him for whom the whole world was not sufficient.
There is something noble in hearing myself ill spoken of, when I am doing well.
I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well.
Your ancestors came to Macedonia and the rest of Hellas [Greece] and did us great harm, though we had done them no prior injury. I have been appointed leader of the Greeks, and wanting to punish the Persians I have come to Asia, which I took from you.