Give me enough medals and I’ll win you any war
NAPOLEON BONAPARTEWar is the business of barbarians.
More Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes
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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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A revolution is an idea, taken up by bayonets.
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It requires more courage to suffer than to die.
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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.
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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 the art of war were nothing but the art of avoiding risks, glory would become the prey of mediocre minds, I have made all the calculations; fate will do the rest.
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Ordinarily men exercise their memory much more than their judgment.
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The only victory over love is flight.
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The greatest danger occurs at the moment of victory
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War is the business of barbarians.
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Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets
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All great events hang by a single thread. The clever man takes advantage of everything, neglects nothing that may give him some added opportunity; the less clever man, by neglecting one thing, sometimes misses everything.
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I know he’s a good general, but is he lucky?
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If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.
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