--- title: "1 Thing Courage Quotes By Conn Iggulden" description: "1 Thing Courage quotes by Conn Iggulden. Plus more from Conn Iggulden and more Thing Courage sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/792/conn-iggulden-21255_boots_when-you-re-older-you-will-realise-the-o_2535240.jpg" --- > [“When you’re older, you will realise the only thing that matters, the only thing, is that you had courage and honour. Lose those things and you won’t die any quicker, but you’ll be less than the dirt on our boots.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conn-iggulden/when-you-re-older-you-will-realise-the-only-thing-that-matters-the/) [Conn Iggulden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conn-iggulden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/792/conn-iggulden-21255_boots_when-you-re-older-you-will-realise-the-o_2535240.jpg) ## More by Conn Iggulden > [“Sung Win smiled to himself, enjoying the tension across his shoulders and the way his pulse beat in his veins. All life involved risk.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conn-iggulden/sung-win-smiled-to-himself-enjoying-the-tension-across-his-shoulders/) [Conn Iggulden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conn-iggulden/) > [“As he prepared to ride on, he chuckled at the thought of the wolf entering the sheepfold. He would not ride with fire and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conn-iggulden/as-he-prepared-to-ride-on-he-chuckled-at-the-thought-of-the-wolf/) [Conn Iggulden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conn-iggulden/) > [“Keep a line of retreat,’ Warwick ordered. To his disgust, his voice trembled and he cleared his throat loudly before going on with his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conn-iggulden/keep-a-line-of-retreat-warwick-ordered-to-his-disgust-his-voice/) [Conn Iggulden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conn-iggulden/) > [“No congratulations?’ Derry said cheerfully. ‘No “well done, Derry”? I am disappointed in you, William Pole. There’s not many men could have pulled this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conn-iggulden/no-congratulations-derry-said-cheerfully-no-well-done-derry-i-am/) [Conn Iggulden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conn-iggulden/) > [“The Assassin fortress in Alamut came under attack by Hulegu’s forces around 1256. The head of the Muslim sect that held the fortress of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conn-iggulden/the-assassin-fortress-in-alamut-came-under-attack-by-hulegu-s-forces/) [Conn Iggulden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conn-iggulden/) > [“Richard felt his spirits begin to recover and he raised his hand to the crowds, though it made his back ache. It was worse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conn-iggulden/richard-felt-his-spirits-begin-to-recover-and-he-raised-his-hand-to/) [Conn Iggulden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conn-iggulden/) > [“I have been distracted from my duty as a father to some extent, but there is no greater exercise to a man’s talents than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conn-iggulden/i-have-been-distracted-from-my-duty-as-a-father-to-some-extent-but/) [Conn Iggulden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conn-iggulden/) > [“We are all fools with our sons. We wipe them and suckle them and all we expect is for them to be grateful to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conn-iggulden/we-are-all-fools-with-our-sons-we-wipe-them-and-suckle-them-and-all/) [Conn Iggulden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conn-iggulden/) > [“Winter is our time. They shut up their cities for the cold months. They put their horses in stables and sit around great fires…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conn-iggulden/winter-is-our-time-they-shut-up-their-cities-for-the-cold-months-they/) [Conn Iggulden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conn-iggulden/) > [Men respect the silent; they despise the garrulous. - Marius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conn-iggulden/men-respect-the-silent-they-despise-the-garrulous-marius/) [Conn Iggulden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conn-iggulden/) > [“It was a revelation as important as any other in its way – that expert men love their subject. Show them interest, show them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conn-iggulden/it-was-a-revelation-as-important-as-any-other-in-its-way-that-expert/) [Conn Iggulden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conn-iggulden/) > [“The man attempted to salute and Renius forced himself to smile, biting back his temper at the sloppy manners. He watched the fat figure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conn-iggulden/the-man-attempted-to-salute-and-renius-forced-himself-to-smile-biting/) [Conn Iggulden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conn-iggulden/) > [We are the silver people, the Mongols. When they ask, tell them there are no tribes. Tell them I am khan of the sea…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conn-iggulden/we-are-the-silver-people-the-mongols-when-they-ask-tell-them-there/) [Conn Iggulden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conn-iggulden/) > [Courage cannot be left like bones in a bag. It must be brought out and shown the light again and again, growing stronger each…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conn-iggulden/courage-cannot-be-left-like-bones-in-a-bag-it-must-be-brought-out-and/) [Conn Iggulden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conn-iggulden/) > [“It was rare for Richard to have hands clear of broken blisters or his body unbruised. When he was weak of will, as his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conn-iggulden/it-was-rare-for-richard-to-have-hands-clear-of-broken-blisters-or-his/) [Conn Iggulden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conn-iggulden/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thing-courage/conn-iggulden/#itemlist", "name": "1 Thing Courage Quotes By Conn Iggulden", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“When you’re older, you will realise the only thing that matters, the only thing, is that you had courage and honour. Lose those things and you won’t die any quicker, but you’ll be less than the dirt on our boots. 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