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 BONAPARTEThe herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and the great welcome them out of vanity or need.
More Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes
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History is written by the winners.
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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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Give me enough medals and I’ll win you any war
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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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Let France have good mothers, and she will have good sons.
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Men are Moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.
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Courage cannot be counterfeited. It is one virtue that escapes hypocrisy.
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If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.
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The best way to keep one’s word is not to give it.
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History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.
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Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.
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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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Nothing is lost as long as courage remains
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It requires more courage to suffer than to die.
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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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