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.

I am dying with the help of too many physicians.

My logisticians are a humorless lot ... they know if my campaign fails, they are the first ones I will slay.

There are so many worlds and I have not yet conquered even one.

Holy shadows of the dead, I'm not to blame for your cruel and bitter fate, but the accursed rivalry which brought sister nations and brother people, to fight one another. I do not feel happy for this victory of mine. On the contrary, I would be glad, brothers, if I had all of you standing here next to me, since we are united by the same language, the same blood and the same visions.

True love never has a happy ending, because there is no ending to true love.

Toil and risk are the price of glory, but it is a lovely thing to live with courage and die leaving an everlasting fame.