I do not steal victory.
Are there no more worlds that I might conquer?
I had rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and dominion.
May God keep you away from the venom of the cobra, the teeth of the tiger, and the revenge of the Afghans.
How great are the dangers I face to win a good name in Athens.
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.