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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.

Napoleon Bonaparte

If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

Avoid Nation Peace
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.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

Death God Scare
Never tell your enemy he is doing the wrong thing.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

Enemy Wrong Yourself
War is the business of barbarians.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

Business War
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.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

Creation Death Genius Himself Love Man Myself
Variety made the Revolution. Liberty was just a pretext.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

History Liberty Revolution
When you have an enemy in your power, deprive him of the means of ever injuring you.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

Enemy Injury Power Yourself
Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

Enemy Himself Mistake Yourself
What is the government? Nothing, unless supported by opinion.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

Government Opinion Support
If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

Promise Success World Yourself
Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

Fade Forever
Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action comes, stop thinking and go in.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

Action Thinking Time
A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

Fight War
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.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

Freedom History Man Poet Writing
Nothing is lost as long as courage remains
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

Courage Inspirational Lost
Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

Easy Man Vice Virtue

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