The only victories which leave no regret are those which are gained over ignorance.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTEOne 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.
More Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes
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Napoleon Bonaparte, on finding a dog beside the body of his dead master, licking his face and howling, on a moonlit field after a battle. Napoleon was haunted by this scene until his own death.
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Circumstances-what are circumstances? I make circumstances
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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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Show me a family of readers, and I will show you the people who move the world.
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I have seen only you, I have admired only you, I desire only You
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We frustrate many designs against us by pretending not to see them.
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A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.
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We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.
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History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.
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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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An army marches on its stomach.
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Ordinarily men exercise their memory much more than their judgment.
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Courage is like love, it must have hope for nourishment.
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You don’t reason with intellectuals. You shoot them.
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If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
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