To understand the man you have to know what was happening in the world when he was twenty.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTEIf you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.
More Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes
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If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.
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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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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
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Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.
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Throw off your worries when you throw off your clothes at night.
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Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
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Men are Moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.
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The surest way to remain poor is to be honest.
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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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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.
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An army marches on its stomach.
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Variety made the Revolution. Liberty was just a pretext.
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If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
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Great men are meteors designed to burn so that earth may be lighted.
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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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