Conn Iggulden Quotes
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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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No man can think about everything; we can only be ready for everything
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If a man has gold, he lives with the terror that someone will take it away from him, so he builds walls around it. Then everyone knows where the gold is, so they come and take it. That’s the way it always goes, brother. Fools and gold, together.
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The wisdom of age is bitter when those you have failed have gone.
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No worthy goal should come easily, he told himself. Suffering created value.
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He who controls the heartland controls the world.
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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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He would never understand women, he thought. They were life’s great mystery.
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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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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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It was the tragedy of women to be lusted after and stolen in the night.
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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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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.
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If my brother was made to kneel... you will never walk again.
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To be close to your greatest desire could be an exquisite pain
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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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I think myself as a searcher for truths, with new truth for each place I visit.
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It's all you can say, when the end comes: 'I did not waste my time.' I think that matters. I think it may be all that matters.
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Life is too valuable to be wasted and it lasts too short
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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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You won't calm the tiger if you feed him with your own flesh
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When you’re older, you will realise the only thing that matters, the only thing, is that you had courage and honour. Lose those things and you won’t die any quicker, but you’ll be less than the dirt on our boots. You’ll still be dust, but you’ll have wasted your short time in the light.
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You can't hunt a man if he's searching for you
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There is a price for all things, my son, for all men. I have merely to find his.