"But truly, if I were not Alexander,..." - Quote by Alexander Great

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

“Oh! Most miserable wretch that I am! Why have I not learnt how to swim?”

“Who does not desire such a victory by which we shall join places in our Kingdom, so far divided by nature, and for which we shall set up trophies in another conquered world?”

“Who will you have to become, to achieve all you want?”

“I am engaged to Concord and my own private pursuits by 10,000 ties, and it would be suicide to rend them.”

“We are citizens of the world. The tragedy of our times is that we do not know this.”

“You'll pay the highest price on back roads and in back seats and in a cheap highway motel. But what's a few more strangers in a life of nothing else.”

“All is one, all is different. How many natures exist in man? How many vocations? And by what chance does each man ordinarily choose what he has heard praised?”

“There are a hundred paths through the world that are easier than loving. But who wants easier?”