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.
GENGHIS KHANRemember, you have no companions but your shadow.
More Genghis Khan Quotes
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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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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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All who surrender will be spared; whoever does not surrender but opposes with struggle and dissension, shall be annihilated.
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Perhaps my children will live in stone houses and walled towns -Not I.
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One arrow alone can be easily broken but many arrows are indestructible.
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My life was too short to achieve the conquest of the whole world.
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A leader can never be happy until his people are happy.
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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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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.
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The merit in action lies in finishing it to the end.
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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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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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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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A man’s greatest joy is crushing his enemies.
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It is easy to conquer the world from the back of a horse.
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