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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.

Napoleon Bonaparte

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Great men are meteors designed to burn so that earth may be lighted.
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Burn Design Greatness Light Man
When a government is dependent upon bankers for money, they and not the leaders of the government control the situation, since the hand that gives is above the hand that takes. Money has no motherland; financiers are without patriotism and without decency; their sole object is gain.
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Control Government Leadership Money Patriot
Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.
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Fools Impossible Word
Orders and decorations are necessary in order to dazzle the people.
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Attraction Necessary People
There is a joy in danger.
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Danger Joy
One is more certain to influence men, to produce more effect on them, by absurdities than by sensible ideas.
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Ideas Mad Man Oneself
History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.
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Decision History Past People
History is written by the winners.
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History Winner Writing
I saw the crown of France laying on the ground, so I picked it up with my sword.
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Lying Myself Weapon
I have seen only you, I have admired only you, I desire only You
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Desire Myself See Yourself
As for me, to love you alone, to make you happy, to do nothing which would contradict your wishes, this is my destiny and the meaning of my life.
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Alone Destiny Life Love Myself Yourself
The laws of circumstance are abolished by new circumstances.
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Law Philosophy
We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.
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Avoid Himself Laugh Man
In politics, stupidity is not a handicap.
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Politics Stupidity
Conquests will come and go but Delambre’s work will endure.
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Art Endurance Forever
Imagination governs the world.
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Imagination Rule World
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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Control Enemy Oneself War Win
If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god.
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Choice God Life Myself Religion Sun
We frustrate many designs against us by pretending not to see them.
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Art Design Pretend See
Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
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Fade Forever
It’s the unconquerable soul of man, and not the nature of the weapon he uses, that ensures victory
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Himself Man Nature Soul Victory Weapon
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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Freedom History Man Poet Writing
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.
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Ambition Bad Character Goodness Greatness Passion Principle
Circumstances-what are circumstances? I make circumstances
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Destiny Independent Inspirational Myself
Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.
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Deep People Silence Talk
Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.
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Ability Decision Difficult
It requires more courage to suffer than to die.
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Courage Death Suffering

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