Controversial Sayings

The greatest joy for a man is to defeat his enemies, to drive them before him, to ride their horses, to take away their possessions, to gaze upon their weeping faces, to embrace their wives and daughters.

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 sweet music by piercing their wives and daughters.

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 all that he possesses, in cutting off the heads of his beloved, and in ravishing his wives and daughters.

Be of one mind and one purpose, that you may conquer your enemies and lead your lives in peace.

The world is not yet at peace, because the Mongols have not yet conquered it.

I am the chosen one of God. I am the son of God. I will conquer the world.

All who surrender will be spared; whoever does not surrender but resists, shall be annihilated.

One arrow can be easily broken, but many arrows bound together are indestructible.

The greatest happiness is to vanquish your enemies, to chase them before you, to rob them of their wealth, to see those dear to them bathed in tears, to clasp to your bosom their wives and daughters.

Come and see the land, and if it pleases you, take it.

The people who abandon their traditions are like the trees that lose their roots.

The world is not enough.

I am the will of God, the terror of mankind.

Know that your enemies are like wolves, and you are like sheep. But if you unite, the wolves will scatter.

Heaven has ordained that I should rule the world.

I am the punishment of God.

The female is a misbegotten male.

It is right that Jews, in consequence of their sins, be or remain in perpetual slavery; and so the princes may treat the goods of the Jews as their own, with the sole proviso that they do not deprive them of what is necessary to sustain life.

The possession of a concubine is not unlawful, if due regard be had to the conditions which make it lawful.

For your brethren who live in the East are in urgent need of your help... the Turks and Arabs have attacked them.