“Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action comes, stop thinking and go in.”

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.

Nothing is lost as long as courage remains

It’s the unconquerable soul of man, and not the nature of the weapon he uses, that ensures victory

We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.

It is the cause, not the death, that makes the martyr.

Orders and decorations are necessary in order to dazzle the people.

A woman laughing is a woman conquered.

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.

One is more certain to influence men, to produce more effect on them, by absurdities than by sensible ideas.

If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god.

If we could read the past histories of all our enemies we would disregard all hostility for them.

I saw the crown of France laying on the ground, so I picked it up with my sword.

A revolution is an idea, taken up by bayonets.

Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.

A true man hates no one.

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.

Your ultimate life experience and legacy is being built moment by moment, day by day. Your story is being crafted by your every action, all leading somewhere, all leading to what one hopes will be a magnificent crescendo.

Being motivated and curious counts for more than being smart because it leads to action.

Treat ’em like dogs, and you’ll have dogs’ works and dogs’ actions. Treat ’em like men, and you’ll have men’s works.

By our actions we tell Him of our love.

Never depend on one action.

The universe doesn’t give you what you ask for with your thoughts – it gives you what you demand with your actions.

Protein synthesis is a central problem for the whole of biology, and that it is in all probability closely related to gene action.

He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.