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If my body dies, let my body die, but do not let my country die.

Genghis Khan

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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Beautiful Easy Exercise Forget Lose Luxury Purpose Slave Vision Woman
It is easy to conquer the world from the back of a horse.
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Animal Easy World
People conquered on different sides of the lake should be ruled on different sides of the lake.
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Different Lake People Philosophy
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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Enemy Joy Man Pursue Victory
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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Commitment God Greatness Myself Punishment Sin Yourself
Just as God gave different fingers to the hand so has He given different ways to men.
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Different Fingers God Man Philosophy
The merit in action lies in finishing it to the end.
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Action End Lie
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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Death Enemy Expectation Last Myself Time
My life was too short to achieve the conquest of the whole world.
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Achievement Life World
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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Animal Brave Myself
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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Accomplishment Myself Space Success World
One of the joys of travel is visiting new towns and meeting new people.
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Experience Joy People Travel
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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Enemy Himself Joy Man Pleasure Tears
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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Achievement Death Heaven Life Myself World Yourself
An action committed in anger is an action doomed to failure.
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Action Anger Commitment Failure
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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Enemy Greatness Man Moments Yourself

If my body dies, let my body die, but do not let my country die.

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