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Genghis Khan
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“O people, know that you have committed great sins, and that the great ones among you have committed these sins. If you ask me what proof I have for these words, I say it is because I am the punishment of God. If you had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you.”
Genghis Khan (1162–1227) said by 1227 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Tarikh-i Jahangushay [History of the World Conqueror] by 'Ala-ad-Din 'Ata-Malik Juvaini (ca. 1252-1260), translated by J.A. Boyle (1958), p. 105
“With Heaven’s aid I have conquered for you a huge empire. From the middle of it a man may ride for a year eastward or westward without reaching its limits. But my life was too short to achieve the conquest of the world. That task is left for you. Be of one mind and one faith, that you may conquer your enemies and lead long and happy lives.”
Genghis Khan (1162–1227) said by 1227 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in The Mongol Empire: Its Rise and Legacy (1940) by Michael Prawdin, p. 224
“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.”
Genghis Khan (1162–1227) said by 1227 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in Rashid al-Din's Compendium of Chronicles (Jami' al-Tawarikh), translated by WM Thackston, 1998 edition, pg 297
“to cut my enemies to pieces, drive them before me, seize their possessions, witness the tears of those dear to them, and embrace their wives and daughters!”
Genghis Khan (1162–1227) said by 1227 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“After us, the people of our race will wear garments of gold; they will eat sweet, greasy food, ride splendid coursers, and hold in their arms the loveliest of women, and they will forget that they owe these things to us.”
Genghis Khan (1162–1227) said by 1227 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in Rashid al-Din's Compendium of Chronicles (Jami' al-Tawarikh), translated by WM Thackston, 1998 edition, pg 297
“My qorchis are as thick as a dense forest. My wives, daughters-in-law, and daughters are as colorful and radiant as red fire. It is my sole purpose to make their mouths as sweet as sugar by favor, to bedeck them in garments spun with gold, to mount them upon fleet-footed steeds, to have them drink sweet, clear water, to provide their animals with grassy meadows, and to have all harmful brambles and thorns cleared from the roads and paths upon which they travel, and not to allow weeds and thorns to grow in their pastures.”
Genghis Khan (1162–1227) said by 1227 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in Rashid al-Din's Compendium of Chronicles (Jami' al-Tawarikh), translated by WM Thackston, 1998 edition, pg 298
“Generally, from that time on, division appeared among the Mongols. Genghis Khan had advised his sons to maintain agreement and unity, saying, “So long as you agree with each other, fortune and triumph will be your friends, and no opponent can achieve victory.” It was through this quality that it was possible for him and his offspring to conquer most of the countries of the world.”
Genghis Khan (1162–1227) said by 1227 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source