I would rather live a short life of glory than a long one of obscurity.

Bury my body and don't build any monument. Keep my hands out so the people know the one who won the world had nothing in hand when he died.

We of Macedon for generations past have been trained in the hard school of danger and war

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

Without Knowledge, Skill cannot be focused. Without Skill, Strength cannot be brought to bear and without Strength, Knowledge may not be applied.

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.

I would rather live a short life of glory than a long one of obscurity.