There are but two powers in the world, the sword and the mind. In the long run the sword is always beaten by the mind
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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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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It is the cause, not the death, that makes the martyr.
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Give me enough medals and I’ll win you any war
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He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.
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If we could read the past histories of all our enemies we would disregard all hostility for them.
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China is a sleeping giant; let him sleep, for if he wakes, he will shake the World.
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Victory belongs to the most persevering.
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There is a joy in danger.
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Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.
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Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
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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.
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If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.
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A woman laughing is a woman conquered.
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Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.
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Imagination governs the world.
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The surest way to remain poor is to be honest.
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History is written by the winners.
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A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.
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A true man hates no one.
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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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Ordinarily men exercise their memory much more than their judgment.
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What is the government? Nothing, unless supported by opinion.
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Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.
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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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One is more certain to influence men, to produce more effect on them, by absurdities than by sensible ideas.
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Circumstances-what are circumstances? I make circumstances
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