Alexander and the Macedonian phalanx that conquered a world.
Tonight we shall dine in Hades.
— Leonidas I
"Tonight we shall dine in Hades."
"Come and take them."
I leave two daughters — the victory at Leuctra and the victory at Mantinea.
— Epaminondas
"I leave two daughters — the victory at Leuctra and the victory at Mantinea."
I have lived long enough, for I die unconquered.
"I have lived long enough, for I die unconquered."
Strike, if you will, but hear me.
— Themistocles
"Strike, if you will, but hear me."
I would rather live a short life of glory than a long one of obscurity.
— Alexander the Great
"I would rather live a short life of glory than a long one of obscurity."
I never learned how to tune a harp, but I know how to raise a small and obscure city to glory.
"I never learned how to tune a harp, but I know how to raise a small and obscure ..."
There is nothing impossible to him who will try.
"There is nothing impossible to him who will try."
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