"Do not imagine that when you have conquered these lands you will keep them. You will have to leave them to others, as others left them to you."

"I would rather face a thousand Franks on the battlefield than one treacherous Muslim."

"I will not allow the Cross to remain above the Dome of the Rock for another day."

"I have no desire for worldly possessions, only for the pleasure of God."

"The Franks are like a tree, cut off one branch and another grows. We must uproot the tree entirely."