Conn Iggulden Quotes
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Let us accept each coming day and make the best possible choices
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You do not hunt a man who comes looking for you," Temujin reminded him softly.
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Behold a people shall come from the north, and a great nation. They shall hold the bow and the lance; they are cruel and will not show mercy; their voice shall roar like the sea, and they shall ride upon horses every one put in array, like a man to the battle.
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He did not fear such enemies, nor a dozen armies like them. He was khan of the sea of grass and they were just city men, soft and fat for all their bluster and sharp swords. He would cut them down.
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His generals were ready; his sons were. It remained to be seen whether the Arab nations were ready to meet them in war. In their arrogance, they had invited annihilation.
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We are the silver people, the Mongols. When they ask, tell them there are no tribes. Tell them I am khan of the sea of grass, and they will know me by that name, as Genghis. Yes, tell them that. Tell them that I am Genghis and I will ride.
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Genghis had once told him he should never give an order they would not obey. He should never let them see the limits of his authority.
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Your gold buys my service, pleasure of seeing Spartans in battle. It is a rare gift and worth more than mere coins. After all, most men see it only once and never again.
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They cannot stand alone against us,” Temujin said. “We will take them one by one.
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A young man, who's marching like a leopard, can't keep himself by the mistakes of the past.
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There was no justice in the world, but he had known that ever since the death of his father. The spirits took no part in the lives of men once they had been born. A man either endured what the world sent his way, or was crushed.
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It was a revelation as important as any other in its way – that expert men love their subject. Show them interest, show them fascination, and they see themselves reflected – and then they will move the world for you.
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The Chin have held us down for a long time, but that is over. We ride to war, brother.
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...holding to rage is like holding a piece of glowing coal. It burns only him.
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The Spartans would want it known how they had died. Of all things, they considered the manner of death mattered as much as the manner of life.
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A silver speaks it's own language, does it not?
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Perhaps he needs the money. Some of the men live too richly for their purses, if you understand me. Fame would allow him large debts, but everything has to be paid back in the end.
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God giveth and God taketh away. Just be sure you’re present when he giveth – and somewhere else when he taketh it all back.
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Temujin snorted. "Never lose faith in me, little brother. My word is iron and I will always come home.
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In the Senate they have as many power as we decide to grant them, do you understand it? If we don't allow them anything, then they have nothing. That which they call ''power'' is made of shadows
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The Buddha said, ‘Gripped by fear, men go to the sacred mountains and sacred groves, sacred trees and shrines.’ I am not afraid of death, my lady. I need no god to comfort me in my fear.
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Your people will be torn from the land for this, Tartar. Your gers will burn and your herds will be scattered.
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The wolf brothers can tear each others into pieces, no matter the blood kinship
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...the fire doesn't know for who is burning.