"If you have to choose between drinking wine and going to battle, always choose battle."
Wisdom
"I am the punishment of God. If you had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you."
Justice
"A person may accomplish anything if they do not lose faith in themselves."
Faith
"The greatest pleasure is to vanquish your enemies and chase them before you."
Success
"As long as their enemies exist, the Mongols cannot rest."
Perseverance
"To be friends with someone you must first bring them to heel."
Friendship
"I am the flail of God. Had you not created great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you."
Power
"Strength is needed not just for the body, but also for the mind."
Strength
"The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting."
Leadership
"If you cannot trust your wife, you cannot trust anyone."
Family
"Rewards and punishments must be clearly defined and timely."
Leadership
"The world is fragile. Treat it with care."
Nature
"When you see a brother raising his hand against his brother, you have no choice but to intervene."
Kindness
"One arrow alone can be easily broken but many arrows are indestructible."
"True love is like a ghost. Everyone talks about it but few have seen it."
Love
"I hate luxuries. I have ordered my whole life as a soldier, and I shall not change now."
Courage
"Do not marry for money. You can borrow all the money you want."
Wisdom
"The greatest joy is victory: to defeat your enemies and drive them before you, to take all they possess."
Happiness
"I use the greatest powers only on behalf of the nation. Everything I do is for the Mongol nation."
Leadership
"My life has been one long campaign that I cannot stop now."
Work
"War is the greatest teacher of statecraft and strategy."
War
"Death is always just around the corner. Live accordingly."
Death
"An action committed in anger is an action doomed to failure."
Patience
"Show respect to all men, but grovel to none."
Freedom
"The deadliest weapon is the ability to predict your enemy's movements."
Knowledge
"Without defeat and loss, there is no enlightenment."
Education
"For the Mongol people, loyalty is the supreme virtue."
Family
"To forgive, to work with your enemy, requires a strength that battle does not."
Strength
"It is easy to conquer the world on horseback. It is hard to dismount and govern."
Leadership
"A warrior who flees from his enemy deserves death."
Courage