History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTETo write history one must be more than a man, since the author who holds the pen of this great justiciary must be free from all preoccupation of interest or vanity.
More Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes
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All great events hang by a single thread. The clever man takes advantage of everything, neglects nothing that may give him some added opportunity; the less clever man, by neglecting one thing, sometimes misses everything.
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A leader is a dealer in hope.
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What is the government? Nothing, unless supported by opinion.
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Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.
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Courage is like love, it must have hope for nourishment.
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If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.
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We frustrate many designs against us by pretending not to see them.
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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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Courage cannot be counterfeited. It is one virtue that escapes hypocrisy.
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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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War is the business of barbarians.
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Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet.
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The world suffers a lot. Not because the violence of bad people. But because of the silence of the good people.
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If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god.
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I start out by believing the worst
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History is a set of lies agreed upon.
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We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.
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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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There are so many laws that no one is safe from hanging.
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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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Nothing is lost as long as courage remains
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Ability is of little account without opportunity.
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Orders and decorations are necessary in order to dazzle the people.
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A picture is worth a thousand words.
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There is a joy in danger.
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I have seen only you, I have admired only you, I desire only You
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