Despite all expectations, the time of my last campaign and of my passing is near. I wish to die at home. Let not my end disarm you, and on no account weep for me, lest the enemy be warned of my death.

If you had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you.

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

My life was too short to acheive the conquest of the whole world.

With Heaven's aid I have conquered for you a huge empire. But my life was too short to achieve the conquest of the world. That task is left for you

Happiness lies in conquering one's enemies, in driving them in front of oneself, in taking their property, in savoring their despair, in outraging their wives and daughters.

Remember, you have no companions but your shadow