It is not the custom of kings to kill kings. Saladin More Quotes by Saladin More Quotes From Saladin If you want to destroy any nation without war, make adultery or nudity common in the young generation Saladin young-generation generations war I have become so great as I am because I have won men's hearts by gentleness and kindliness. Saladin kindliness heart men I warn you against shedding blood, indulging in it and making a habit of it, for blood never sleeps. Saladin habit sleep blood European merchants supply the best weaponry, contributing to their own defeat. Saladin power war peace