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Let France have good mothers, and she will have good sons.

Napoleon Bonaparte

You would make a ship sail against the winds and currents by lighting a bonfire under her decks? I have no time for such nonsense.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

Herself Stupidity Time Yourself
If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.
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Avoid Nation Peace
If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god.
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Choice God Life Myself Religion Sun
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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Ambition Bad Character Goodness Greatness Passion Principle
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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Greatness Man Missing Opportunity
One is more certain to influence men, to produce more effect on them, by absurdities than by sensible ideas.
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Ideas Mad Man Oneself
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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Greedy Hands Material Myself World
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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Attitude Enjoyment Forgiveness Learn Mindset Oneself Ourselves
Men are Moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.
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Fear Man Willing
Orders and decorations are necessary in order to dazzle the people.
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Attraction Necessary People
Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I have founded empires. But on what did we rest the creations of our genius? Upon force. Jesus Christ founded his empire upon love; and at this hour millions of men would die for him.
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Creation Death Genius Himself Love Man Myself
An army marches on its stomach.
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Control Rule
A leader is a dealer in hope.
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Deal Hope Leadership
The laws of circumstance are abolished by new circumstances.
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Law Philosophy
Victory belongs to the most persevering.
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Perseverance Victory
Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.
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Daily Death Defeat Live

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