Genghis Khan Quotes

If you're afraid - don't do it, - if you're doing it - don't be afraid!

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

Remember, you have no companions but your shadow

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

All who surrender will be spared; whoever does not surrender but opposes with struggle and dissension, shall be annihilated.

Come and sip from the cup of destruction.

A leader can never be happy until his people are happy.

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

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

There is no good in anything until it is finished.

Even when a friend does something you do not like, he continues to be your friend.

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.

Be of one mind and one faith, that you may conquer your enemies and lead long and happy lives.

One arrow alone can be easily broken but many arrows are indestructible.

I am the punishment of God. If you have not committed sins then God wouldn't have sent me.

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

Just as God gave different fingers to the hand so has He given different ways to men.

The strength of walls depends on the courage of those who guard them.

If you can't swallow your pride, you can't lead. Even the highest mountain had animals that step on it.

The merit in action lies in finishing it to the end.

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

One of the joys of travel is visiting new towns and meeting new people.

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

In the space of seven years I have succeeded in accomplishing a great work and uniting the whole world in one Empire.

People conquered on different sides of the lake should be ruled on different sides of the lake.

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

Happiness lies in conquering one's enemies, in driving them in front of oneself, in taking their property, in savoring their despair, in outraging their wives and daughters.

Perhaps my children will live in stone houses and walled towns - Not I

It is easy to conquer the world from the back of a horse.

My life was too short to acheive the conquest of the whole world.

Without the vision of a goal, a man cannot manage his own life, much less the lives of others.

A leader should demonstrate his thoughts and opinions through his actions, not through his words.

The first key to leadership is self-control.

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.

Every society produces its own cultural conceits, a set of lies and delusions about itself that thrive in the face of all contrary evidence.