Alexander the Great Quotes on Leadership
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What an excellent horse do they lose, for want of address and boldness to manage him! ... I could manage this horse better than others do.
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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.
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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...
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Are you still to learn that the end and perfection of our victories is to avoid the vices and infirmities of those whom we subdue?
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An army of sheep led by a lion is better than an army of lions led by a sheep.
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I consider not what Parmenion should receive, but what Alexander should give.