Genghis Khan Quotes
18 quotes from Genghis Khan — Founder of the Mongol Empire, the largest contiguous land empire in history..
“It is not sufficient that I succeed—all others must fail.”
“Conquering the world on horseback is easy— it is dismounting and ruling that is hard.”
“I am the flail of God— if you had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me.”
“The strength of a wall is only as good as those who defend it.”
“One arrow alone can be easily broken, but many arrows are indestructible.”
“The greatest happiness is to scatter your enemy and drive him before you.”
“Your destiny is yours— until I claim it.”
“There is no good in anything until it is finished.”
“My greatest joy is to vanquish enemies and hear the lamentation of their women.”
“In battle, numbers mean little without strategy.”
“If you're afraid—don't do it. If you're doing it—don't be afraid.”
“I destroy my enemies before they destroy me.”
“He risked everything, he was willing to die. He was willing to kill, he was willing to die in order to get her back. And he got her back, and now he's reestablished his relationship with Jamukha.”
“You had a strong mother to raise you, I did not. You had Börte, a very strong wife to help you. My wife just prattles and complains. We did not have a relationship.”
“I eat what my soldiers eat. I dress the way my soldiers dress. I live the way my soldiers live. We are the same.”
“You were not there. You do not know who loved who and who did not. You did not see the sky turning around. You did not see the stars falling. You did not see the earth turn over. You don't know what was happening. And if I say he is my son, he is my son.”
“He was the greatest conqueror the world ever knew because he was more open to learning than any other conqueror has ever been.”
“A detestable nation of Satan that poured out like devils from Tartarus so that they are rightly called Tartars.”
