Variety made the Revolution. Liberty was just a pretext.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTEA woman laughing is a woman conquered.
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What is the government? Nothing, unless supported by opinion.
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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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The only victories which leave no regret are those which are gained over ignorance.
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Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.
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It requires more courage to suffer than to die.
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In our time no one has the conception of what is great. It is up to me to show them.
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A woman laughing is a woman conquered.
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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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Conquests will come and go but Delambre’s work will endure.
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Men are Moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.
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As for me, to love you alone, to make you happy, to do nothing which would contradict your wishes, this is my destiny and the meaning of my life.
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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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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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Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet. Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.
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If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
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