"Those who were adept and brave fellows I have made military commanders. Those who were quick and nimble I have made herders of horses. Those who were not adept I have given a small whip and sent to be…"

"It is not enough to conquer; one must know how to rule."

"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…"

"The greatest joy for a man is to defeat his enemies, to drive them before him, to ride their horses and take away their possessions, to see the faces of those who were dear to them wet with tears, and…"

"A man who is not afraid of death is a man who can conquer the world."