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.

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

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.

Every light is not the sun.

There is something noble in hearing myself ill spoken of, when I am doing well.

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

Heaven cannot brook two suns, nor earth two masters.