"So far as I am concerned, I..." - Quote by Alexander Great
So far as I am concerned, I could not be accused of having set eyes, or having wished to set eyes, upon Darius' wife: on the contrary, I have refused even to listen to those who spoke to me of her beauty.
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“If we turn our backs of the Scythians who have provoked us, how shamefully shall we march against the revolted Bactrians; but if we pass Tanais and make the Scythians feel, by dear experience, that we are invincible, not in Asia only, it is not to be doubted but that Europe itself, as well as Asia, will come within the bounds of our conquests.”
“Sex and sleep alone make me conscious that I am mortal.”
“True love never has a happy ending, because there is no ending to true love.”
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“All flatterers are mercenary, and all low-minded men are flatterers.”
“Throughout my career, if I have done anything, I have paid attention to every note and every word I sing - if I respect the song. If I cannot project this to a listener, I fail.”
“First and foremost, be faithful to your superiors, keep all promises, refuse the friendship of all who are not like you; and if you have made a mistake, do not be afraid of admitting the fact and amending your ways.”
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“If I must be a slave to habit let me be a slave to good habits.”
“My falcon now is sharp and passing empty, and till she stoop she must not be full-gorged, for then she never looks upon her lure.”
“The most important rules that I ever adopted to help me in achieving my goals were those I learned from a very successful man who taught me to first write down the goal, and then to never leave the site of setting a goal without first taking some form of positive action toward its attainment.”