A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTETo write history one must be more than a man, since the author who holds the pen of this great justiciary must be free from all preoccupation of interest or vanity.
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As a rule it is circumstances that make men.
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It requires more courage to suffer than to die.
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To write history one must be more than a man, since the author who holds the pen of this great justiciary must be free from all preoccupation of interest or vanity.
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The only victories which leave no regret are those which are gained over ignorance.
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If the art of war were nothing but the art of avoiding risks, glory would become the prey of mediocre minds, I have made all the calculations; fate will do the rest.
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Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets
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One must learn to forgive and not to hold a hostile, bitter attitude of mind, which offends those about us and prevents us from enjoying ourselves; one must recognize human shortcomings and adjust himself to them rather than to be constantly finding fault with them.
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Let France have good mothers, and she will have good sons.
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Ordinarily men exercise their memory much more than their judgment.
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Impossible is the word found only in a fool’s dictionary. Wise people create opportunities for themselves and make everything possible
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Imagination governs the world.
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The reason most people fail instead of succeed is they trade what they want most for what they want at the moment.
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Courage is like love, it must have hope for nourishment.
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History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.
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To understand the man you have to know what was happening in the world when he was twenty.
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