Courage is like love, it must have hope for nourishment.
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 they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.
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Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet.
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I saw the crown of France laying on the ground, so I picked it up with my sword.
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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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Throw off your worries when you throw off your clothes at night.
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Orders and decorations are necessary in order to dazzle the people.
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Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.
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There is a joy in danger.
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Courage cannot be counterfeited. It is one virtue that escapes hypocrisy.
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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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It requires more courage to suffer than to die.
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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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Variety made the Revolution. Liberty was just a pretext.
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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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