Sex and sleep alone make me conscious that I am mortal.

When we give someone our time, we actually give a portion of our life that we will never take back.

A tomb now suffices him for whom the world was not enough

There is nothing impossible to him who will try.

I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well.

His father is governor of Media, and though he has the greatest command given him of all the rest of my generals, he still covetously desires more, and my being without issue spurs him on to this wicked design. But Philotas takes wrong measures.

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?

My father will anticipate everything. He will leave you and me no chance to do a great and brilliant deed.

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.

How happy had it been for me had I been slain in the battle. It had been far more noble to have died the victim of the enemy than fall a sacrifice to the rage of my friends.

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

For my own part, I would rather excel in knowledge of the highest secrets of philosophy than in arms.