Alexander the great was on his way to war with King Darius. 11 days of journey made the emperor and his troop weak and exhausted. Scarcity of water was a major problem.
After some time they saw some Macedonians carrying water on their donkeys. Alexander approached them and asked, “For whom are you carrying this water?”
“For our children who are thirsty at home. But if you need, we shall give it to you.”
The emperor was happy. As he was about to drink, he saw his soldiers looking at him hopefully. Without drinking water, the emperor said, “If I drink this water, my soldiers will surely become weaker.”
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Richard W. Gilder, the biographer, once boarded a train. He knew that President Cleveland was travelling in the same train. As he had something important to communicate to the President, he began to look for him.
But a long and thorough search failed to show any sign of the President in the crowded coaches. At last Gilder went to the baggage car in order to question the conductor. There, to his great dismay, he found the nation’s chief Executive sitting on a crate with his back against the side of the car. A woman with a baby had boarded the train, and Cleveland had offered his seat to her.
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