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 KHANEven when a friend does something you do not like, he continues to be your friend.
More Genghis Khan Quotes
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Heaven has appointed me to rule all the nations, for hitherto there has been no order upon the steppes.
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People conquered on different sides of the lake should be ruled on different sides of the lake.
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Even when a friend does something you do not like, he continues to be your friend.
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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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My life was too short to achieve the conquest of the whole world.
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It is not sufficient that I succeed – all others must fail.
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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.
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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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In the space of seven years I have succeeded in accomplishing a great work and uniting the whole world in one Empire.
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An action committed in anger is an action doomed to failure.
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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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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.
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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.
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Perhaps my children will live in stone houses and walled towns -Not I.
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