"I have sworn an oath to God that I will cleanse the Holy Land of the infidels, and I will not rest until it is done."

"I will not make peace with the Franks until they have abandoned all their lands in the East."

"To conquer is not enough; we must also hold what we have conquered."

"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 Franks are like a tree, cut off one branch and another grows. We must uproot the tree entirely."