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If my brother was made to kneel... you will never walk again.
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It does not matter what others think of how I lived my life. It does not matter if we go down in Temuge’s histories as tyrants or even cowards. All that matters is what we do now. We are our only judges, Kachiun. Remember that. Those who come after will have other trials, other battles to worry about.
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My son's name is Temujin," he said. "He will be iron.
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We are not here to earn riches with a bow. The wolf does not think of fine things, only that his pack is strong and no other wolf dares to cross his path. That is enough.
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A little guilt has made more than a few men live better than they would have done—trying to even the scales before they cross the river.
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The eagles ruled the air as the tribes ruled the land.
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I have not given thought to what comes after the battles. Perhaps I will rule. Is that not the right of a conqueror?
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You have to consider the quality of the cargo and not the weight
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The eyes show the soul and they are the hardest to conceal.
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A man should always care about pleasing his wife.
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To be strong - that's the first thing the man must learn. If you don't have strength, others can take you everything you have or make
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The suffering of my enemies will be a feast to the spirits. When I am old, I will remember the tears they have shed and it will ease my bones.
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You obey orders, because if you do not, you cannot expect the same from your men. You are part of the wolf, not the whole wolf. I would have thought you had learned that when you were a boy, but it is not the case. A wolf cannot have more than one head, General, or it tears itself apart.
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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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The right words are always there, if a man's sharp enough to see them.
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...the fire doesn't know for who is burning.
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You can't hunt a man if he's searching for you
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You cannot deceive the mirror
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A good general is ready for every option.
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Get up,” she said. “Get up, my lord. If you do not have long, there is still much to do. You must not waste another day, another morning! Take hold of your life with both hands and crush it to you, my lord. You will not have another in this world.
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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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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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A man needs to feel a little fear, Tolui, if only to have the pride of conquering it.
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We see death in the loss of sweet daughters and wives and fathers and old friends
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