"I will not make peace with the Franks until they have abandoned all their lands in the East."

"I have never seen a man more valiant in battle than Richard, but he is also the most treacherous."

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

"The tears of a child are more powerful than the swords of an army."

"How can I be happy when the mosque of al-Aqsa is in the hands of the unbelievers?"