Genghis Khan

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

The greatest joy for a man is to defeat his enemies, to drive them before him, to take from them all they possess, to ride their horses, and to embrace their wives and daughters.

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

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

A man's greatest work is to break his enemies, to drive them before him, to take from them all that they possess, to ride their horses, and to make the faces of those who were dear to them wet with tears.

If you can't swallow your pride, you can't lead.

There is no good in anything until it is finished.

The strength of a wall is neither greater nor less than the courage of the men who defend it.

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

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

All who are not my subjects, I will conquer.

Be of one mind and one purpose.

The pleasure and joy of man lies in treading down the rebel and conquering the foe, in tearing him up by the root, in taking all that he has.

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.

Man's greatest joy is to slay his enemy, plunder his riches, and ride his steeds, to see the tears of his loved ones, and embrace his women.

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

I am the scourge of God.

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

A leader can never be too generous to his people.

The greatest happiness is to scatter your enemy, to drive him before you, to see his cities reduced to ashes, to see those who love him shrouded in tears, and to gather into your bosom his wives and daughters.