All who surrender will be spared; whoever does not surrender but opposes with struggle and dissension, shall be annihilated.

Oh people, know that you have committed great sins. If you ask me what proof I have for these words, I say it is because I am the punishment of God. If you had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you!

There is no good in anything until it is finished.

I hate luxury. I exercise moderation…It will be easy to forget your vision and purpose one you have fine clothes, fast horses and beautiful women. [In which case], you will be no better than a slave, and you will surely lose everything.

An action comitted in anger is an action doomed to failure.

People conquered on different sides of the lake should be ruled on different sides of the lake.

Conquering the world on horseback is easy; it is dismounting and governing that is hard.