Conn Iggulden Quotes
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You will revenge my father's death and we will be one tribe across the face of the plains, one people. As it should always have been. Let the Tartars fear us then. Let the Chin fear us.
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The wolf brothers can tear each others into pieces, no matter the blood kinship
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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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Some people will always be animals, while the others want to be... people.
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Every man has it's price, but it's almost never the gold
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Cities make you afraid.
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A knowledge isn't dangerous. Only the man is dangerous.
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Now that we sharpened our teeth, let's use them.
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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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We see death in the loss of sweet daughters and wives and fathers and old friends
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I think myself as a searcher for truths, with new truth for each place I visit.
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We will not stop until the sea bounds us in every direction. I am Genghis who say this and my word is iron.
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Every man should be khan in his own home.
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There is no escape from me, not even in death.
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...holding to rage is like holding a piece of glowing coal. It burns only him.
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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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You have a mighty army, but the greatest force is the one that you don't have to use.
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I have been distracted from my duty as a father to some extent, but there is no greater exercise to a man’s talents than the upbringing of his son.
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A silver speaks it's own language, does it not?
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They saw Cade’s army swelling into the open like a burst blister.
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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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History was more than just stories, he reminded himself as the men walked forward with their burdens. It taught lessons as well.
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He who controls the heartland controls the world.
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This is my empire, Uriang-Khadai. I will not be made to leave. Ready the tumans for battle, Orlok. I will face my enemies and I will destroy them.