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

Napoleon Bonaparte

In our time no one has the conception of what is great. It is up to me to show them.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

Greatness Ourselves Time
Courage isn’t having the strength to go on – it is going on when you don’t have strength.
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Courage Inspirational Strength
One must learn to forgive and not to hold a hostile, bitter attitude of mind, which offends those about us and prevents us from enjoying ourselves; one must recognize human shortcomings and adjust himself to them rather than to be constantly finding fault with them.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

Attitude Enjoyment Forgiveness Learn Mindset Oneself Ourselves
When you have an enemy in your power, deprive him of the means of ever injuring you.
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Enemy Injury Power Yourself
The extent of your consciousness is limited only by your ability to love and to embrace with your love the space around you, and all it contains.
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Ability Imagination Limitation Love Philosophy Space
Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet.
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Excellence People Quiet Religion
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
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
History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.
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Decision History Past People
The surest way to remain poor is to be honest.
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Honesty Poor
I make my battle plans from the spirit of my sleeping soldiers
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Myself Planning Spirit
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
If we could read the past histories of all our enemies we would disregard all hostility for them.
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History Past Reading
Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

Ability Decision Difficult
Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets
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Fear Power
The only victories which leave no regret are those which are gained over ignorance.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

Ignorance Leaving Regret Victory

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

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