Conquering the world on horseback is easy; it is dismounting and governing that is hard.
GENGHIS KHANCome and sip from the cup of destruction.
More Genghis Khan Quotes
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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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One of the joys of travel is visiting new towns and meeting new people.
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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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There is no value in anything until it is finished.
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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.
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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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People conquered on different sides of the lake should be ruled on different sides of the lake.
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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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If my body dies, let my body die, but do not let my country die.
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The merit in action lies in finishing it to the end.
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One arrow alone can be easily broken but many arrows are indestructible.
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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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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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My life was too short to achieve the conquest of the whole world.
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