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 KHANDespite 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.
More Genghis Khan Quotes
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It is not sufficient that I succeed – all others must fail.
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If you’re afraid – don’t do it, – if you’re doing it – don’t be afraid!
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Perhaps my children will live in stone houses and walled towns -Not I.
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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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One arrow alone can be easily broken but many arrows are indestructible.
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Conquering the world on horseback is easy; it is dismounting and governing that is hard.
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There is no good in anything until it is finished.
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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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If my body dies, let my body die, but do not let my country die.
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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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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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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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People conquered on different sides of the lake should be ruled on different sides of the lake.
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Remember, you have no companions but your shadow.
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