“Heaven has appointed me to rule all the nations, for hitherto there has been no order upon the steppes.”

Remember, you have no companions but your shadow.

I am the punishment of God, If you had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you.

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

It is not sufficient that I succeed – all others must fail.

Conquering the world on horseback is easy; it is dismounting and governing that is hard.

In the space of seven years I have succeeded in accomplishing a great work and uniting the whole world in one Empire.

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.

There is no good in anything until it is finished.

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.

Just as God gave different fingers to the hand so has He given different ways to men.

One arrow alone can be easily broken but many arrows are indestructible.

A leader can never be happy until his people are happy.

If you’re afraid – don’t do it, – if you’re doing it – don’t be afraid!

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.

I am the flail of god. Had you not created great sins, god would not have sent a punishment like me upon you.

An action committed in anger is an action doomed to failure.

Some feelings are to mortals given With less of earth in them than heaven.

They say marriages are made in Heaven. But so is thunder and lightning.

Who in the Bible besides Jesus knew–knew–that we’re carrying the Kingdom of Heaven around with us, inside, where we’re all too goddam stupid and sentimental and unimaginative to look?

Daily I expect to be murdered or betrayed or reduced to slavery if the occasion arises. But I fear nothing, because of the promises of heaven.

Tears are the softening showers which cause the seed of heaven to spring up in the human heart.

Type of the wise who soar but never roam, True to the kindred points of heaven and home.

The moon, like a flower in heaven’s high bower, with silent delight sits and smiles on the night.

What can be more foolish than to think that all this rare fabric of heaven and earth could come by chance?