"It is no longer a matter of avenging just the injuries made to men, but rather those made to God. It is no longer a matter of attacking a city or a castle, but of conquering the Holy Places. If you tr…"

"Let those who have formerly contended against their brothers and relatives now fight as they ought against the barbarians."

"Jerusalem is the navel of the world; the land is fruitful above all others, like another paradise of delights."

"Let those who have been for a long time plunderers, now become Christian knights."

"Let none of your possessions detain you, no solicitude for your family affairs, since this land which you inhabit is everywhere shut in by the sea and surrounded by mountain peaks."