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> Alexander wept when he heard Anaxarchus discourse about an infinite number of worlds, and when his friends inquired what ailed him, "Is it not worthy of tears
by simonsarris 7y ago
> Alexander wept when he heard Anaxarchus discourse about an infinite number of worlds, and when his friends inquired what ailed him, "Is it not worthy of tears," he said, "that, when the number of worlds is infinite, we have not yet become lords of a single one?"
(Plutarch)
(But as far as we know he did think he was great. "Only sex and sleep make me remember I am mortal", "If I were not Alexander I would wish to be Diogenes", and so many other lines suggest he thought he was awesome, note those quotes are my paraphrasing.)
- ohaideredevs 7y agoBunch of punks - Caesar cried at Alexander's grave too. Still, to me, Alexander's father was the man who made Alexander, so he was greater. (I don't mean by birth, the army and previous conquests)
- abc_lisper 7y agoMany people don't know that Alexander was tutored by Aristotle! So yeah, he had a great upbringing.
- ohaideredevs 7y agoHis father spent a lot of effort facilitating that as well, so he really was a pretty cool guy.
- lihaciudaniel 7y agoYeah he even was proud when (as story goes) Alexander at a very young age managed to ride a horse.