The 50 best phrases of Genghis Khan

This Mongol warrior unified the Mongol empire after harsh warfare.

Genghis Khan was a famous Mongol warrior and warlord born during the year 1162 in the region of Dulun Boldak, a valley between Mongolia and Russia. His real name was Temuyin.

Commanding a large army, Genghis Khan conquered much of the known world and for his people known as the Mongols, he is still revered today. Although it is commonly believed that he was a bloodthirsty conqueror, in reality history shows us that this was not the case, as this famous general tried to avoid armed confrontation whenever he had the chance.

Great famous phrases of Genghis Khan

Below you will be able to enjoy a brief compilation of the 50 best quotes by Genghis KhanHe was a man who sought the welfare of his people and of all the people who lived in the places he conquered, although he was also ruthless to the point of spreading terror among the enemy civilizations.

Not even a mighty warrior can break a fragile arrow when it is multiplied and supported by his companions.

Acting together, we men are capable of anything, there is nothing that can stop us if we are a sufficient number of people dedicated to a single cause.

2. Man's greatest joy is to kill his enemy.

As we see, Kan was a man fully accustomed to the greatest horrors we can imagine.

3. Come and drink from the cup of destruction.

As a general Kan felt extremely powerful and never hesitated to let all his adversaries know it.

4. Build your camps far apart and each of you rule your own kingdom.

Distant kingdoms never tend to fight each other, distance may be the factor that ensures the most peace between two peoples.

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

Conquest was the greatest of his passions, not in vain as we all know this famous emperor dedicated his life to it.

6. Mother Earth is vast and its rivers and waters are numerous.

The planet was too large to be conquered with the technology at his disposal, a logistical problem that in those times was simply impossible.

7. Every man has his use, even if it is only to collect dried cow dung in the Gobi as fuel.

Every man can contribute to our society, even if it is only a small grain of sand.

8. If you had not created great sins; God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you.

Kan was also known as the scourge of God, every city he conquered trembled before his wrath.

9. If you insult the mother who gave you life from her heart, if you make her love for you freeze, even if you apologize to her later, the damage is already done.

Mothers should always be respected by their children, for it is certainly thanks to them that we are all here today.

10. All who surrender will be saved; whoever does not surrender, but opposes the struggle and dissension, will be annihilated.

As we can see, he promised life to those who knelt before him, something that many other conquerors in history never did.

11. I leave you the greatest empire in the world, but your preservation depends on your always remaining united. If discord infiltrates among you, it will surely be lost.

The Mongols were very powerful, but Kan always knew that the division could easily wipe out that great army.

12. In the span of seven years, I have managed to accomplish a great work and unite the whole world into one Empire.

In a short period of time he conquered half the world, a fact that this Mongol emperor has always had in common with the great Alexander the Great.

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

We must set great goals for ourselves; he always knew that a man without goals would never achieve anything in his life.

14. Just as God gave different fingers to the hand, He has also given different shapes to men.

We men are very different from each other depending on where we come from, but we are still unmistakably men.

15. Despite all expectations, the time of my last campaign and my demise is near. I wish to die at home. Do not let my end disarm you, and on no account weep for me, lest the enemy be warned of my death.

Kan always remained faithful to his ideas until the moment of his death, becoming after his death the greatest conqueror of all times.

16. Find your cold.

Before the battle we must learn to keep calm, a nervous man will always be much less efficient in combat.

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

By being honest and totally consistent with our own ideas, we shall succeed in living our lives in a much more dignified manner.

18. When my calling is high, the obligations on me are also heavy and I fear that my decision is something they want.

As a leader he could not afford to fail, the lives of his men depended at all times on his decisions.

19. It is not enough that he succeeds, everyone else must fail.

The resounding failure of his enemies was always something that made his day, for it was in their failure that his success was all the brighter.

20. Perhaps my children will live in stone houses and walled cities, not me.

Kan always led a nomadic lifestyle, as did all his ancestors before him.

21. I hate luxury. I do moderation ... It will be easy to forget your vision and purpose if you have fine clothes, fast horses and beautiful women. [In which case], you will be no better than a slave, and you will surely lose everything.

As a military man, he thought that great luxuries weakened his warriors, something we can see reflected today in many important elite sportsmen.

22. Violence never solves anything.

A phrase that he always kept very much in mind during his conquests, although apparently from what we know, this leader decided not to put it habitually into practice.

23. As long as your brothers support each other and help each other, your enemies can never gain victory over you. But if you turn away from each other, your enemy can break you like fragile arrows, one at a time.

In groups we men are undoubtedly much more powerful, their warlike power always knew how to support itself wisely on numerical superiority.

24. When it was wet, we endured the water together, when it was cold, we endured the cold together.

Kan went through the greatest hardships together with his soldiers, for him his army was always his family.

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

His people depended directly on him, so Kan always looked for effective ways to enrich them.

26. I wear the same clothes and eat the same food as cowboys and horse herders. We make the same sacrifices and share our wealth.

Wealth was never the most important thing to him, glory awaited him and one day this great emperor would undoubtedly achieve it.

27. I am from the barbarian north.

Genghis Khan was a man who never forgot his roots, although he traveled far and wide the steppes always represented his true home.

28. Those who were adept and brave, I made them military commanders.

As a leader he never hesitated to reward his most daring men, and in this way he succeeded in creating over time an army highly dedicated to his cause.

29. I regard the nation as a newborn child and care for my soldiers as if they were my brothers.

His men depended on him, so his dedication to them had to be total. Genghis Khan was perhaps one of the most dedicated generals of all time.

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

A united army will be very difficult to defeat, that is why in battle all great generals always try to divide the forces of their adversary.

31. Those who were swift and agile I have made shepherds of horses. Those who were not adept I have given a small whip and sent them to be shepherds.

As we see he always found a use for everyone, even for the most useless among all Mongols.

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

His empire was to endure through time, that was for him his greatest wish in life.

33. With the help of Heaven, I have conquered for you a great empire. But my life was too short to achieve the conquest of the world. That task is left to you.

The world was too big, if it had not been for that, Kan would undoubtedly have conquered it in its entirety.

34. A single arrow can be easily broken, but many arrows are indestructible.

Acting as a group his army was unstoppable, something he as a general knew very well.

35. One of the joys of traveling is visiting new cities and meeting new people.

Undoubtedly the war was a good opportunity for sightseeing, not in vain the Mongol empire dominated from Eastern Europe to Western China.

36. Tell the Khwarizmi that I am the ruler of the rising of the sun, and [he is] the ruler of the setting of the sun. Let there be between us a firm treaty of friendship, amity and peace, and let merchants and caravans from both sides come and go.

Unnecessary battles were never well regarded by him, for his eagerness to conquer was reserved for those richer areas that were really interesting for his people.

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

Kan conquered half the world and therefore needed to appoint many of his men rulers of a large number of places.

38. Heaven grew tired of China's excessive pride and luxury.

When the time came, it did not hesitate to attack China, a region of the world that had never been conquered before.

39. Even when a friend does something you don't like, he is still your friend.

We should never abandon our friends in complicated situations, let us always keep in mind that true friends are not found every day.

40. An action committed in anger is an action doomed to failure.

If we get carried away by our emotions we will always be much more inefficient in our performance. Kan knew that remaining calm before battle was an extremely important factor in his possible success.

41. I go for the law, so that peace and happiness in the world, for that you need a hard and fast government.

By gaining control of those places he could implant in them the seed of peace, as we see in reality the only objective of this celebrated Mongol warlord, was always simply the welfare of his people.

42. I will govern them by fixed laws so that rest and happiness may prevail in the world.

As a leader, Kan knew how to impose his will in all those places where he reigned, under his command peace was finally possible in a good part of the western and eastern world.

43. The merit in action lies in doing it to the end.

We must be consistent with our actions and thoughts, in this way we will never regret something we have done in the past.

44. If lies can show the truth, they can be the truth, they can cause the truth, so I can build an empire on lies, but they are the truth.

The dividing line between truth and lies is much thinner than we usually imagine, for Kan the lie was just a resource that allowed him to get everything he wanted in his day to day life.

45. If he cannot abstain from drinking, a man can get drunk three times a month; if he does it more than three times a month he is guilty; if he gets drunk twice a month it is better; if once a month, it is even more praiseworthy; and if one does not drink at all, what can be better? But where can I find such a man? If such a man were to be found, he would be worthy of the highest esteem.

It was very rare the Mongol who in those times did not drink, sobriety was always something that Kan knew how to value above many other qualities.

46. There is nothing good in anything until it is finished.

Until a task is really finished we will get nothing good or bad out of it, for one never knows what mishaps may arise during its execution.

47. Heaven has appointed me to rule over all nations, for until now there has been no order on the steppes.

It is true that Genghis Khan achieved far more than any other Mongol had ever achieved, a fact by which this celebrated commander has succeeded in entering the history books by the great door.

48. Remember, you have no companions but your shadow.

Our comrades-in-arms may desert us; as soldiers we must never plunge into a difficult situation from which we cannot extricate ourselves.

49. To conquer the world on horseback is easy; it is difficult to dismount and govern.

War was very easy for him, but to rule undoubtedly demanded much more from this famous leader.

50. If you are afraid, don't do it; if you are doing it, don't be afraid!

In life everything we do can be dangerous, as men we had better get used to that thought.