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Great men are meteors designed to burn so that earth may be lighted.

Napoleon Bonaparte

The hand that gives is among the hand that takes. Money has no fatherland, financiers are without patriotism and without decency, their sole object is gain.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

Generosity Hands Money Patriot
In politics, stupidity is not a handicap.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

Politics Stupidity
If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

Choice God Life Myself Religion Sun
When a government is dependent upon bankers for money, they and not the leaders of the government control the situation, since the hand that gives is above the hand that takes. Money has no motherland; financiers are without patriotism and without decency; their sole object is gain.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

Control Government Leadership Money Patriot
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.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

Ambition Bad Character Goodness Greatness Passion Principle
History is a set of lies agreed upon.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

Deep History Lie
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.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

Art Avoid Fate Mindset Myself Risk War
Success is the most convincing talker in the world.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

Success Talk World
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.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

Greedy Hands Material Myself World
Music is what tell us that the human race is greater than we realize.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

Greatness Human Music
Variety made the Revolution. Liberty was just a pretext.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

History Liberty Revolution
Show me a family of readers, and I will show you the people who move the world.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

Family Myself People Reading World
When you have an enemy in your power, deprive him of the means of ever injuring you.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

Enemy Injury Power Yourself
The surest way to remain poor is to be honest.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

Honesty Poor
China is a sleeping giant; let him sleep, for if he wakes, he will shake the World.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

Himself Wake Up World
Courage cannot be counterfeited. It is one virtue that escapes hypocrisy.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

Courage Escape Oneself Virtue

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