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.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTEYou would make a ship sail against the winds and currents by lighting a bonfire under her decks? I have no time for such nonsense.
More Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes
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It is the cause, not the death, that makes the martyr.
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The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies
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There are so many laws that no one is safe from hanging.
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An army marches on its stomach.
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Victory belongs to the most persevering.
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Put your iron hand in a velvet glove.
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Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.
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Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.
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Men are Moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.
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The only victories which leave no regret are those which are gained over ignorance.
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There shall be no Alps.
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If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god.
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The reason most people fail instead of succeed is they trade what they want most for what they want at the moment.
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I start out by believing the worst
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He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.
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