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As he prepared to ride on, he chuckled at the thought of the wolf entering the sheepfold. He would not ride with fire and destruction. The shepherd did not frighten his own pretty lambs.
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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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The decision took a moment, but it lasted a lifetime
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If they love you, they will do what you wish,but only WHEN they want to. If they fear you, they will do what you wish EXACTLY when you wish. So, is it better to love or fear you?
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My word is iron," Kublai said to the guards, as Meng Guang was led away. "Your people will come to know this, in time.
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And the next time a pretty girl looks twice at you, start running. They're more trouble than they're worth.
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...luxury is fleeting, but enjoy in it while lasts.
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The point of war is to win, Kachiun. It does not matter how we do it, or how long it takes.
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All men die,” Jelme went on, ignoring the outburst. “It could be tonight, next year, or in forty years, when you are toothless and weak. All you can do is choose how you stand when it comes.
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Sometimes, power could change hands as quickly as a knife thrust.
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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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Every man, who has fought in a battle, is now ash, every sword has been eaten by rust, but the lessons still must be learned
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People crushed by law have no hopes but from power. If laws are their enemies, they will be enemies to laws.
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Hawks and eagles don't fly together. They are of totally different kind.
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A man could waste his life worrying, that was all too clear. Sometimes you simply had to choose and shrug, however it came out, knowing that you could not have done more with the bones you were given.
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Be careful in your life, Tolui. I want you fit and strong for when I come for you.
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Your brother beat him almost to death, Temujin. He held him and kicked him until he cried like a child. He is afraid of you, so he hates you. It would be wrong to hurt him again. It would be like beating a dog after it has loosed it's bladder. The spirit is already broken in him.
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Our life is just a bird, which flies into illuminated window, and then flies away, again, into the darkness
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You're not the to be offered fancy things out of loyalty. A good father doesn't spoil a child with gifts.
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Only memories stay the same, young lad. Everything else changes
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The nation of my father is too strong for a man who cannot command even his own body.
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A good decisions are never brought in a state of rage.
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Nothing is stronger than the bond between people who risk their lives fighting shoulder to shoulder
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What good is in dexterity of playing with logic when your weak soul retreats from difficulties?
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