Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes
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Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone to take her away from me.
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Greatness be nothing unless it be lasting.
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Among those who dislike oppression are many who like to oppress.
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Every soldier carries a marshall's baton in his pack.
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If they want peace, nations should avoid the pinpricks that precede cannon shots.
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Why and how are words so important that they cannot be too often used.
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As to moral courage, I have very rarely met with the two o'clock in the morning kind. I mean unprepared courage, that which is necessary on an unexpected occasion, and which, in spite of the most unforeseen events, leaves full freedom of judgement and decision.
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Genuine victories, the sole conquests yielding no remorse, are those gained over ignorance
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How many really capable men are children more than once during the day?
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To do all that one is able to do is to be a man; to do all that one would like to do is to be a god.
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My downfall raises me to infinite heights.
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The art of governing consists in not letting men grow old in their jobs.
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The only conquests that are permanent and leave no regrets are our conquests over ourselves.
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Water, air, and cleanness are the chief articles in my pharmacy.
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Ability is of little account without opportunity.
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Imagination rules the world.
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War is the business of barbarians.
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No one knows how it is that with one glance a boy can break through into a girl's heart.
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An army marches on it's stomach.
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If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god.
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History is a set of lies agreed upon.
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The greatest general is he who makes the fewest mistakes.
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Fashion condemns us to many follies; the greatest is to make oneself its slave.
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A leader is a dealer in hope.
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The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind.
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Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.
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With audacity one can undertake anything.
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A revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets.
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Over-preparation is the foe of inspiration
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Medicines are only fit for old people.
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The heart of a statesman should be in his head.
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Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence.
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After making a mistake or suffering a misfortune, the man of genius always gets back on his feet.
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There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the long run the sword will always be conquered by the spirit.
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Soldiers usually win the battles and generals get the credit for them.
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No matter where you go, however far away, a part of me will be with you and a part of you, with me, will stay But to see her was to love her, love but her, and love her forever As for me, to love you alone, to make you happy, to do nothing which would contradict your wishes, this is my destiny and the meaning of my life.
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Circumstances-what are circumstances? I make circumstances.
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In politics stupidity is not a handicap.
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This man Wellington is so stupid he does not know when he is beaten, and goes on fighting.
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If you start to take Vienna, take Vienna.
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Men of genius are meteors intended to burn to light their century.
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The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second virtue.
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Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
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Medicine is a collection of uncertain prescriptions, the results of which, taken collectively, are more fatal than useful to mankind.
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Men take only their needs into consideration, never their abilities.
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He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.
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True heroism consists in being superior to the ills of life, in whatever shape they may challenge us to combat
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In war, three quarters turns on personal character and relations; the balance of manpower and materials counts only for the remaining quarter.
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Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
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There are only two forces that unite men fear and interest.
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10 persons who speak make more noise than 10,000 who are silent.
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Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and myself founded empires; but what foundation did we rest the creations of our genius? Upon force. Jesus Christ founded an empire upon love; and at this hour millions of men would die for Him.
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It is the cause and not merely the death that makes the martyr.
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As for me, to love you alone, to make you happy, to do nothing which would contradict your wishes, this is my destiny and the meaning of my life.
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The best cure for the body is a quiet mind.
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Courage is like love, it must have hope for nourishment.
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All the scholastic scaffolding falls, as a ruined edifice, before a single word: faith.
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Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.
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When soldiers have been baptized in the fire of a battle-field, they have all one rank in my eyes.
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Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.
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If I had believed in a God of rewards and punishments, I might have lost courage in battle
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Victory belongs to the most persevering.
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All celebrated people lose dignity on a close view.
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You may ask me for anything you like except time.
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One must change one's tactics every ten years if one wishes to maintain one's superiority.
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The most dangerous moment comes with victory.
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Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet
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The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better to abandon one's self to destiny.
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There are times when a battle decides everything, and there are times when the most insignificant thing can decide the outcome of a battle
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The extent of your consciousness is limited only by your ability to love and to embrace with your love the space around you, and all it contains
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A man will fight harder for his interests than for his rights.
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It requires more courage to suffer than to die.
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Men of genius are meteors destined to burn themselves out in lighting up their age.
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