The pleasure and joy of man lies in treading down the rebel and conquering the enemy, in tearing him up by the root, in taking from him all that he has.
GENGHIS KHANWith Heaven’s aid I have conquered for you a huge empire. But my life was too short to achieve the conquest of the world. That task is left for you.
More Genghis Khan Quotes
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Man’s highest joy is in victory: to conquer one’s enemies; to pursue them; to deprive them of their possessions; to make their beloved weep; to ride on their horses; and to embrace their wives and daughters.
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A leader can never be happy until his people are happy.
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Remember, you have no companions but your shadow.
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The strength of a wall is neither greater nor less than the courage of the men who defend it.
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One arrow alone can be easily broken but many arrows are indestructible.
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Even when a friend does something you do not like, he continues to be your friend.
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I am the punishment of God, If you had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you.
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A man’s greatest moment in life is when his enemy lays vanquished, his village aflame, his herds driven before you and his weeping wives and daughters are clasped to your breast.
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An action committed in anger is an action doomed to failure.
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There is no value in anything until it is finished.
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Just as God gave different fingers to the hand so has He given different ways to men.
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Conquering the world on horseback is easy; it is dismounting and governing that is hard.
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With Heaven’s aid I have conquered for you a huge empire. But my life was too short to achieve the conquest of the world. That task is left for you.
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It is not sufficient that I succeed – all others must fail.
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Those who were adept and brave fellows I have made military commanders. Those who were quick and nimble I have made herders of horses. Those who were not adept I have given a small whip and sent to be shepherds.
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