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.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTEI make my battle plans from the spirit of my sleeping soldiers
More Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes
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Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
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He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.
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Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues.
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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.
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The best way to keep one’s word is not to give it.
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What is the government? Nothing, unless supported by opinion.
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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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Show me a family of readers, and I will show you the people who move the world.
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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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You don’t reason with intellectuals. You shoot them.
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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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Give me enough medals and I’ll win you any war
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Great men are meteors designed to burn so that earth may be lighted.
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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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I know he’s a good general, but is he lucky?
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