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We frustrate many designs against us by pretending not to see them.

Napoleon Bonaparte

The reason most people fail instead of succeed is they trade what they want most for what they want at the moment.
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Failure Moments People Reason Success
Great men are meteors designed to burn so that earth may be lighted.
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Burn Design Greatness Light Man
Success is the most convincing talker in the world.
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Success Talk World
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.
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Creation Death Genius Himself Love Man Myself
In our time no one has the conception of what is great. It is up to me to show them.
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Greatness Ourselves Time
I start out by believing the worst
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Believe Myself Start Worst
The greatest danger occurs at the moment of victory
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Danger Greatness Moments Victory
I have seen only you, I have admired only you, I desire only You
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Desire Myself See Yourself
Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues.
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Easy Man Vice Virtue
War is the business of barbarians.
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Business War
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
Give me enough medals and I’ll win you any war
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Enough Myself War Win Yourself
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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Generosity Hands Money Patriot
History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.
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Decision History Past People
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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Death God Scare
It is only by prudence, wisdom, and dexterity, that great ends are attained and obstacles overcome. Without these qualities nothing succeeds.
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End Greatness Quality Success Wisdom

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