As for me, to love you alone, to make you happy, to do nothing which would contradict your wishes, this is my destiny and the meaning of my life.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTEThe best way to keep one’s word is not to give it.
More Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes
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In politics, stupidity is not a handicap.
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Conquests will come and go but Delambre’s work will endure.
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What is the government? Nothing, unless supported by opinion.
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Ability is of little account without opportunity.
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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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Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.
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I know he’s a good general, but is he lucky?
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A true man hates no one.
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The surest way to remain poor is to be honest.
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I saw the crown of France laying on the ground, so I picked it up with my sword.
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Men are Moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.
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Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
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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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A picture is worth a thousand words.
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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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The best way to keep one’s word is not to give it.
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There are but two powers in the world, the sword and the mind. In the long run the sword is always beaten by the mind
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If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.
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The reason most people fail instead of succeed is they trade what they want most for what they want at the moment.
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A leader is a dealer in hope.
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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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We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.
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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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History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.
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An army marches on its stomach.
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I make my battle plans from the spirit of my sleeping soldiers
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