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 BONAPARTEVictory belongs to the most persevering.
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A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.
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Impossible is the word found only in a fool’s dictionary. Wise people create opportunities for themselves and make everything possible
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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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I start out by believing the worst
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You don’t reason with intellectuals. You shoot them.
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Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.
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The laws of circumstance are abolished by new circumstances.
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History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.
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Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.
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Conquests will come and go but Delambre’s work will endure.
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I make my battle plans from the spirit of my sleeping soldiers
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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 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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Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
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A leader is a dealer in hope.
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