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 BONAPARTEIt is the cause, not the death, that makes the martyr.
More Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes
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The greatest danger occurs at the moment of victory
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There are so many laws that no one is safe from hanging.
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History is a set of lies agreed upon.
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He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.
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The best cure for the body is a quiet mind
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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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Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.
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Throw off your worries when you throw off your clothes at night.
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A picture is worth a thousand words.
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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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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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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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I make my battle plans from the spirit of my sleeping soldiers
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As a rule it is circumstances that make men.
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There shall be no Alps.
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