Alexander Quotes

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A horse must be a bit mad to be a good cavalry mount, and its rider must be completely so.

I decided that adventure was the best way to learn about writing.

[Alexander von Humboldt was the] greatest scientific traveller who ever lived.

In our village, folks say God crumbles up the old moon into stars.

Is this the life you really want? Or is it just the fantasy of it?

I think I might have to place you under arrest for trespassing. But I always go easy on pretty girls who confess.

We are all, I suppose, beholden to our parents - the question is, how much?

The study of maps and the perusal of travel books aroused in me a secret fascination that was at times almost irresistible.

Silly of me not to have realized it. One often finds Greek temples lurking in the woods of English estates. Sneaky things, temples.

It wasn't as if she was terrified of heights, she simply preferred to be closer to solid ground, where words like plummet and plunge did not linger in her mind.

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

I consider him [Alexander von Humboldt] the most important scientist whom I have met.

For forms of Government let fools contest. Whate'er is best administered is best.

Music resembles poetry, in eachAre nameless graces which no methods teach, And which a master hand alone can reach.

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

And the memory made her humble

He [Alexander von Humboldt] was to science what Shakespeare was to the drama.

To love all ages yield surrender

He stood between death and life as between night and morning, and thought with a soaring rapture, 'I am not afraid.

Who talks most about freedom and equality? Is it not those who hold the bill of rights in one hand and a whip for affrighted slaves in the other?

What we have, we all must lose—that applied to everything, even to that which we thought we had the greatest right. We were tenants of this earth—nothing more.

…there is faith and faith. One form of faith is actual practice—the rituals and so on—the other form of faith involves actually believing in it.

There was a great deal of progress being made, right under their noses, particularly in Africa, and this progress was good. Life was much harder for tyrants than it had been before.

He's a gazillionaire. I barely make expenses every month. He owns mansions all over the world

We were not told how Alexander the Great was the last person in history to successfully 'pacify' what would become Afghanistan, over 2, 000 years ago.

Great wits are to madness near alliedAnd thin partitions do their bounds divide.

This man [Alexander von Humboldt] is as knowledgeable as a whole academy.

Raven: "You don't have a hot date, do you?"Alexander: "Yes. I do, as a matter of fact."Raven: "You do?"Alexander: "Yes, and it is almost ending.

It did not last: the Devil howling 'Ho, Let Einstein be, ' restored the status quo.

One should not inquire too closely where ancient legends about the gods are concerned

there is a truth in everyone that lies deep within

Tolerance was like one of those soothing creams—it drew out inflammation, it did away with the pain.

I shall go and sit under a tree…. Which tree, Mma?... Oh, there are many trees in this life, she said. It does not matter which tree you choose, as long as you choose the right one.

I want a relationship I can finally sink my teeth into." -Alexander Sterling

There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism

Alexander the Great slept with 'The Iliad' beneath his pillow. During the waning moon, I cradle Homer’s 'Odyssey' as if it were the sweet body of a woman.

The Golden Mean is for the weakling, it was not meant for the likes of Alexander the Great, Cyrus, Pharaohs, or Hitlers of the world

Human history seems to me to be one long story of people sweeping down—or up, I suppose—replacing other people in the process.

I know my sister like I know my own mind, you will never find anyone as trusting or as kind.

People don’t talk about mercy very much these days—it has a rather old-fashioned ring to it. but it exists and its power is quite extraordinary

…the world was a vale of tears—it always had been.

It is a curious thing, watching a strong man fall to pieces.

[HAMILTON]I imagine death so much it feels more like a memory

Alexander could transmit imagination as some other could transmit lust.

Men, she thought, were odd about their clothes: they liked to wear the same things until they became defeated and threadbare.

The real discoverer of South America was [Alexander von] Humboldt, since his work was more useful for our people than the work of all conquerors.

It was a voice that you felt you had to listen to—or you ignored at your peril.

Some memories aren’t meant to go down smoothly

There is a tidal wave of ignorance, Mma Ramotswe. It is a great tidal wave and it will drown all of us if we are not careful.

[Alexander von] Humboldt showers us with true treasures.