The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies
NAPOLEON BONAPARTEAll 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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If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.
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If the art of war were nothing but the art of avoiding risks, glory would become the prey of mediocre minds, I have made all the calculations; fate will do the rest.
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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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We frustrate many designs against us by pretending not to see them.
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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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The best way to keep one’s word is not to give it.
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Nothing is lost as long as courage remains
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Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action comes, stop thinking and go in.
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Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.
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Conquests will come and go but Delambre’s work will endure.
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History is written by the winners.
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History is a set of lies agreed upon.
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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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It’s the unconquerable soul of man, and not the nature of the weapon he uses, that ensures victory
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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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