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[–]jet199Instigatrix 5 insightful - 6 fun5 insightful - 5 fun6 insightful - 6 fun -  (1 child)

The greatest joy is to scatter your enemy, to drive him before you, to see his cities reduced to ashes, to see those who love him shrouded in tears, and to gather into your bosom his wives and daughters.

[–]hennaojichan 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Genghis, here is a different translation of you: Man's greatest good fortune is to chase and defeat his enemy, seize his total possessions, leave his married women weeping and wailing, ride his gelding, use his women as a nightshirt and support, gazing upon and kissing their rosy breasts, sucking their lips which are as sweet as the berries of their breasts. – Genghis Khan aka Temujin (1162 - 1227 ) attributed

How did we get from tax on tax on tax and the meaning of success to this. I see a lot of joy in the picture.