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• Whenever Alexander heard Philip had taken any town of importance
  or won any signal victory, instead of rejoicing at it altogether, he would tell his companions that his father would anticipate everything, and leave him and them no opportunities of performing great and illustrious actions....
• When Philip had news brought him of divers and eminent successes in one day, "O Fortune!
  aid he, "for all these so great kindnesses do me some small mischief....
• When he was wounded with an arrow in the ankle, and many ran to him that were wont to call him a god
  he said smiling, "That is blood, as you see, and not, as Homer saith, 'such humour as distils from blessed gods....
• Pittacus said, "Every one of you hath his particular plague, and my wife is mine
  and he is very happy who hath this only....
• Much to his Mum and Dad's dismay, Horace ate himself one day.
  He didn't stop to say his grace, he just sat down and ate his face....
• When Alexander asked Diogenes whether he wanted anything, "Yes," said he, "I would have you stand from between me and the sun.
  -- Plutarch (46-120 AD) -- Life of Alexande...
• Antagoras the poet was boiling a conger, and Antigonu
  coming behind him as he was stirring his skillet, said, "Do you think, Antagoras, that Homer boiled congers when he wrote the deeds of Agamemnon?...
• Agesilaus was very fond of his children; and it is reported that once toying with them he got astride upon a reed as upon a horse, and rode about the room
  and being seen by one of his friends, he desired him not to speak of it till he had children of his own....
• Being nimble and light-footed, his father encouraged him to run in the Olympic race.
  Yes," said he, "if there were any kings there to run with me....