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Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

Napoleon Bonaparte

Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I have founded empires. But on what did we rest the creations of our genius? Upon force. Jesus Christ founded his empire upon love; and at this hour millions of men would die for him.
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Creation Death Genius Himself Love Man Myself
Ability is of little account without opportunity.
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Ability Opportunity
Conquests will come and go but Delambre’s work will endure.
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Art Endurance Forever
Courage cannot be counterfeited. It is one virtue that escapes hypocrisy.
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Courage Escape Oneself Virtue
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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Greatness Man Missing Opportunity
What is the government? Nothing, unless supported by opinion.
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Government Opinion Support
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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Herself Stupidity Time Yourself
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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Ambition Bad Character Goodness Greatness Passion Principle
The laws of circumstance are abolished by new circumstances.
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Law Philosophy
There shall be no Alps.
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One Liner
Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action comes, stop thinking and go in.
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Action Thinking Time
As a rule it is circumstances that make men.
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Man Philsophy Rule
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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Greedy Hands Material Myself World
Success is the most convincing talker in the world.
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Success Talk World
We frustrate many designs against us by pretending not to see them.
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Art Design Pretend See
In politics, stupidity is not a handicap.
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Politics Stupidity

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