It is easy to conquer the world from the back of a horse.

A man's greatest moment in life is when his enemy lays vanquished, his village aflame, his herds driven before you and his weeping wives and daughters are clasped to your breast.

It is not sufficient that I succeed - all others must fail.

In the space of seven years I have succeeded in accomplishing a great work and uniting the whole world in one Empire.

The strength of a wall is neither greater nor less than the courage of the men who defend it.

If my body dies, let my body die, but do not let my country die.

The strength of walls depends on the courage of those who guard them.