Ability is of little account without opportunity.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTEIn politics, stupidity is not a handicap.
More Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes
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There shall be no Alps.
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The only victory over love is flight.
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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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The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and the great welcome them out of vanity or need.
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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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I start out by believing the worst
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Let France have good mothers, and she will have good sons.
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If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
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One is more certain to influence men, to produce more effect on them, by absurdities than by sensible ideas.
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Never tell your enemy he is doing the wrong thing.
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Imagination governs the world.
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If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.
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A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.
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In our time no one has the conception of what is great. It is up to me to show them.
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