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.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTEConquests will come and go but Delambre’s work will endure.
More Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes
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A picture is worth a thousand words.
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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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A revolution is an idea, taken up by bayonets.
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Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action comes, stop thinking and go in.
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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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If we could read the past histories of all our enemies we would disregard all hostility for them.
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I know he’s a good general, but is he lucky?
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As a rule it is circumstances that make men.
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Throw off your worries when you throw off your clothes at night.
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The laws of circumstance are abolished by new circumstances.
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Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.
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Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets
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We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.
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China is a sleeping giant; let him sleep, for if he wakes, he will shake the World.
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Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
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