Persia Quote by Christopher Marlowe

“to Alexander the Great, who wept when there were no more worlds to conquer...”

— Stanley Bing

“Over the centuries, African nations rose and fell, like nations elsewhere around the world, the strong conquering the weak and either subjugating or enslaving…

— Thomas Sowell

“fallen empires of kings, dictators, and fools who were passionate, certain, and wrong.”

— Bobby Adair

“In this the seat our Conqueror has given? And this the climate we must change for heaven? These Regions and this realm my wars…

— John Dryden

“It is a great deal to fight while despising war, to accept losing everything while still preferring happiness, to face destruction while cherishing the…

— Albert Camus

“[I would] rather discover one cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.”

— Democritus

“A nation is not conquered until the hearts of its women are on the ground. Then its finished; no matter how brave its warriors…

— Cheyenne Proverb

“An empire that could have stood sound under a single sovereign was wrecked through being run by sundry rulers.”

— Andrew Chugg

“We are conquering you for your own benefit,’ said the Persians.”

— Yuval Noah Harari

“They cannot conquer for ever!”

— J.R.R. Tolkien

“looking back, I think we could have focused less on the Persian threat and more on the religious strife within our own society. But…

— Lindsey Fairleigh

“When Alexander saw the breadth of his domain, he wept for there were no more worlds to conquer. (Technically a misquote, but I like…

— Plutarch