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 BONAPARTEReligion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet.
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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.
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Great men are meteors designed to burn so that earth may be lighted.
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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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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.
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Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet. Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.
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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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A woman laughing is a woman conquered.
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Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.
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The surest way to remain poor is to be honest.
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Impossible is the word found only in a fool’s dictionary. Wise people create opportunities for themselves and make everything possible
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The best way to keep one’s word is not to give it.
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There is a joy in danger.
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When you have an enemy in your power, deprive him of the means of ever injuring you.
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Men are Moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.
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The only victory over love is flight.
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