Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan) c. 1162 – August 18, 1227, born Temüjin, was the founder and Great Khanof the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his death...
daughter military men
A man's greatest moment in life is when his enemy lays vanquished, his village aflame, his herds driven before you and his weeping wives and daughters are clasped to your breast.
punishment sin committed
I am the punishment of GOD. If you have not committed sins than GOD would'nt have sent me.
drunk months drink
If one must drink, then let one drink thrice a month, for more is bad. If one gets drunk twice a month, it is better; if one gets drunk once a month, that is better still; and if one doesn't drink at all, that is the best of all.
home wish-to-die expectations
Despite all expectations, the time of my last campaign and of my passing is near. I wish to die at home. Let not my end disarm you, and on no account weep for me, lest the enemy be warned of my death.
violence solve
Violence never solves anything.
order heaven nations
Heaven has appointed me to rule all the nations, for hitherto there has been no order upon the steppes.
brother years luxury
Heaven is weary of the luxury of China. I shall remain in the wilderness of the north. I shall return to simplicity and moderations once again. As for the clothes I wear and the food I eat, I shall have the same as cowherds and grooms and I shall treat my soldiers as brothers. In a hundred battles I have been at the forefront and within seven years I have performed a great work, for in six directions of space all things are subject to one ruler.
horse conquer-the-world easy
It is easy to conquer the world from the back of a horse.
world too-short conquest
My life was too short to acheive the conquest of the whole world....
years space world
In the space of seven years I have succeeded in accomplishing a great work and uniting the whole world in one Empire.
horse men enemy
A man's greatest work is to break his enemies, to drive them before him, to take from them all the things that have been theirs, to hear the weeping of those who cherished them, to take their horses between his knees and to press in his arms the most desirable of their women.
lakes people different
People conquered on different sides of the lake should be ruled on different sides of the lake.
daughter horse wife
The greatest pleasure is to vanquish your enemies and chase them before you, to rob them of their wealth and see those dear to them bathed in tears, to ride their horses and clasp to your bosom their wives and daughters.
children house stones
Perhaps my children will live in stone houses and walled towns - Not I