Conn Iggulden Quotes
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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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It is done. We are a nation and we will ride. Tonight, let no man think of his tribe and mourn. We are a greater family and all lands are ours to take.
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A man should always care about pleasing his wife.
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Every man should be khan in his own home.
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Just as the kids are afraid of the dark, so too are grown ups scared of power. It lures, but, also, consumes. It's a game that mustn't never be taken lightly.
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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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No worthy goal can be achieved easily. A virtue is born in suffering.
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It is the quality of the burden you must consider, Brutus, not the weight.
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...the fire doesn't know for who is burning.
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You have no idea what you have done.
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A man must always have the possibility of a final choice between life and death. You can take him all the rest, but that never.
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It was the tragedy of women to be lusted after and stolen in the night.
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All information can be bought, my son, if you are willing to pay the price.
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A man needs to feel a little fear, Tolui, if only to have the pride of conquering it.
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Life is never a simple problem made of questions and one answer. There are always plenty answers.
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A wolf doesn't think about refined thing. He only cares that his pack is strong and that no other wolf dares to cross his way
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Nothing pleased the Mongols more than a good trick on the field of battle.
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The cold was an enemy, yet it kept the tribes strong. The old did not suffer for long in such bitter winters. The weakling children perished quickly. His son would not be one of those.
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A man must always have the final choice in life and in death. Anything else can be taken from him, but never that.
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The eagles ruled the air as the tribes ruled the land.
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He holds blood in his right hand," she whispered. "He will walk with death all his life.
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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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When I think that I've mastered the game, it appears that every time I discover that I was playing blindly on some larger board.
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No worthy goal should come easily, he told himself. Suffering created value.