There are so many laws that no one is safe from hanging.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTEThe laws of circumstance are abolished by new circumstances.
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There are in the world, two powers. The sword and the spirit. The spirit has always vanquished the sword.
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All great events hang by a single thread. The clever man takes advantage of everything, neglects nothing that may give him some added opportunity; the less clever man, by neglecting one thing, sometimes misses everything.
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When you have an enemy in your power, deprive him of the means of ever injuring you.
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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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Give me enough medals and I’ll win you any war
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There shall be no Alps.
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I am surrounded by priests who repeat incessantly that their kingdom is not of this world, and yet they lay hands on everything they can get.
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What is the government? Nothing, unless supported by opinion.
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We frustrate many designs against us by pretending not to see them.
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Ability is of little account without opportunity.
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Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
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Courage isn’t having the strength to go on – it is going on when you don’t have strength.
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History is written by the winners.
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Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets
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Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or bad acts. All depends on the principles which direct them.
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I saw the crown of France laying on the ground, so I picked it up with my sword.
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The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and the great welcome them out of vanity or need.
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Great men are meteors designed to burn so that earth may be lighted.
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He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.
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History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.
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If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.
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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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History is a set of lies agreed upon.
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When a government is dependent upon bankers for money, they and not the leaders of the government control the situation, since the hand that gives is above the hand that takes. Money has no motherland; financiers are without patriotism and without decency; their sole object is gain.
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I make my battle plans from the spirit of my sleeping soldiers
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There is a joy in danger.
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