Mehmed the Conqueror quotes
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“Either I conquer Istanbul or Istanbul conquers me.”
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“Should any man tell you that a mountain had changed its place, you are at liberty to doubt it if you think fit; but if any one tells you that a man has changed his character, do not believe it.”
-- Mehmed the Conqueror
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“If one had but a single glance to give the world, one should gaze on Istanbul.”
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“Poets by Death are conquer'd but the wit Of poets triumphs over it.”
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“To conquer death you only have to die.”
Source : Alane Ferguson (2008). “Angel of Death: A Forensic Mystery”, p.61, Penguin
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“The world is unimportant and whoever recognizes this conquers his liberty.”
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“The ruling passion, be it what it will. The ruling passion conquers reason still.”
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“Never let shyness conquer your mind.”
Source : "Arfa Karim Randhawa Wins MCP – Interview". arfakarim.wordpress.com. January 14, 2012.
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“The proper use of science is not to conquer nature but to live in it.”
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