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If we could read the past histories of all our enemies we would disregard all hostility for them.

Napoleon Bonaparte

Men are Moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.
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Fear Man Willing
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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Ambition Bad Character Goodness Greatness Passion Principle
Ability is of little account without opportunity.
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Ability Opportunity
We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.
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Avoid Himself Laugh Man
In our time no one has the conception of what is great. It is up to me to show them.
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Greatness Ourselves Time
A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.
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Perspective Thinking
Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
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Enemy Himself Mistake Yourself
When you have an enemy in your power, deprive him of the means of ever injuring you.
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Enemy Injury Power Yourself
There are in the world, two powers. The sword and the spirit. The spirit has always vanquished the sword.
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Power Spirit Weapon World
The extent of your consciousness is limited only by your ability to love and to embrace with your love the space around you, and all it contains.
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Ability Imagination Limitation Love Philosophy Space
The hand that gives is among the hand that takes. Money has no fatherland, financiers are without patriotism and without decency, their sole object is gain.
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Generosity Hands Money Patriot
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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Herself Stupidity Time Yourself
If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god.
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Choice God Life Myself Religion Sun
Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.
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Ability Decision Difficult
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
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Action Independent Yourself
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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Death God Scare

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