Just as God gave different fingers to the hand so has He given different ways to men.

The Greatest Happiness is to scatter your enemy and drive him before you. To see his cities reduced to ashes. To see those who love him shrouded and in tears. And to gather to your bosom his wives and daughters.

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 walls depends on the courage of those who guard them.

The pleasure and joy of man lies in treading down the rebel and conquering the enemy, in tearing him up by the root, in taking from him all that he has.

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

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