To understand the man you have to know what was happening in the world when he was twenty.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTEPut your iron hand in a velvet glove.
More Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes
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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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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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It’s the unconquerable soul of man, and not the nature of the weapon he uses, that ensures victory
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Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets
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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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I have seen only you, I have admired only you, I desire only You
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The surest way to remain poor is to be honest.
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Orders and decorations are necessary in order to dazzle the people.
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Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.
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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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A revolution is an idea, taken up by bayonets.
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You don’t reason with intellectuals. You shoot them.
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History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.
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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 greatest danger occurs at the moment of victory
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