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The greatest happiness is to vanquish your enemies, to chase them before you, to rob them of their wealth, to see those dear to them bathed in tears, to clasp to your bosom their wives and daughters.

Genghis Khan

Be of one mind and one faith, that you may conquer your enemies and lead long and happy lives.
GENGHIS KHAN

Enemy Happiness Live Mindset Oneself
An action committed in anger is an action doomed to failure.
GENGHIS KHAN

Action Anger Commitment Failure
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.
GENGHIS KHAN

Enemy Greatness Man Moments Yourself
I hate luxury. I exercise moderation, It will be easy to forget your vision and purpose one you have fine clothes, fast horses and beautiful women. [In which case], you will be no better than a slave, and you will surely lose everything.
GENGHIS KHAN

Beautiful Easy Exercise Forget Lose Luxury Purpose Slave Vision Woman
My life was too short to achieve the conquest of the whole world.
GENGHIS KHAN

Achievement Life World
Remember, you have no companions but your shadow.
GENGHIS KHAN

Company Deep Remember
Conquering the world on horseback is easy; it is dismounting and governing that is hard.
GENGHIS KHAN

Easy Government Hard Time World
If my body dies, let my body die, but do not let my country die.
GENGHIS KHAN

Body Country Death Myself
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.
GENGHIS KHAN

Achievement Death Heaven Life Myself World Yourself
Man’s greatest joy is to slay his enemy, plunder his riches, ride his steeds, see the tears of his loved ones and embrace his women.
GENGHIS KHAN

Enemy Greatness Joy Man Tears Woman
The merit in action lies in finishing it to the end.
GENGHIS KHAN

Action End Lie
One of the joys of travel is visiting new towns and meeting new people.
GENGHIS KHAN

Experience Joy People Travel
People conquered on different sides of the lake should be ruled on different sides of the lake.
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Different Lake People Philosophy
There is no value in anything until it is finished.
GENGHIS KHAN

Philosophy Value Worth
Despite all expectations, the time of my last campaign and of my passing is near. I wish to die at home. Let not my end disarm you, and on no account weep for me, lest the enemy be warned of my death.
GENGHIS KHAN

Death Enemy Expectation Last Myself Time
Heaven has appointed me to rule all the nations, for hitherto there has been no order upon the steppes.
GENGHIS KHAN

Heaven Nation

The greatest happiness is to vanquish your enemies, to chase them before you, to rob them of their wealth, to see those dear to them bathed in tears, to clasp to your bosom their wives and daughters.

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