Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTENapoleon 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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History is written by the winners.
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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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Circumstances-what are circumstances? I make circumstances
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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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If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.
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Put your iron hand in a velvet glove.
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If we could read the past histories of all our enemies we would disregard all hostility for them.
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Show me a family of readers, and I will show you the people who move the world.
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If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
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A leader is a dealer in hope.
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Impossible is the word found only in a fool’s dictionary. Wise people create opportunities for themselves and make everything possible
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Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.
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Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet.
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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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Courage is like love, it must have hope for nourishment.
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To 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.
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Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action comes, stop thinking and go in.
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Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
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What is the government? Nothing, unless supported by opinion.
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A picture is worth a thousand words.
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I know he’s a good general, but is he lucky?
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History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.
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Success is the most convincing talker in the world.
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Imagination governs the world.
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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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There is a joy in danger.
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