Alexander the Great:

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

— Alexander the Great Ancient

Macedonian conqueror

On ambition

330 BCE

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"I am not a man of words, I am a man of action, and I will speak through my deeds."

"I am a man of my word."

"I am not content with the small empire I inherited. I will conquer the world."

"Do not steal victory."

"I will make Babylon the capital of my empire."