Conquests will come and go but Delambre’s work will endure.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTEThe greatest danger occurs at the moment of victory
More Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes
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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.
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War is the business of barbarians.
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A leader is a dealer in hope.
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Put your iron hand in a velvet glove.
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Imagination governs the world.
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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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If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.
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Success is the most convincing talker in the world.
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When you have an enemy in your power, deprive him of the means of ever injuring you.
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A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.
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An army marches on its stomach.
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Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.
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Ability is of little account without opportunity.
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We frustrate many designs against us by pretending not to see them.
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The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies
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