"Do not imagine that when you have conquered these lands you will keep them. You will have to leave them to others, as others left them to you."

"I would rather face a thousand Franks on the battlefield than one treacherous Muslim."

"I have become the great king, the ruler of the lands, but I have not become proud because of it. I know that it is a trust from God."

"The sword is the key to paradise and hell."

"The Franks are weakened by their divisions; we must exploit this."