It is only by prudence, wisdom, and dexterity, that great ends are attained and obstacles overcome. Without these qualities nothing succeeds.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTEThe greatest danger occurs at the moment of victory
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Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues.
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Courage is like love, it must have hope for nourishment.
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A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.
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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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Never tell your enemy he is doing the wrong thing.
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Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
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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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One is more certain to influence men, to produce more effect on them, by absurdities than by sensible ideas.
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In politics, stupidity is not a handicap.
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If we could read the past histories of all our enemies we would disregard all hostility for them.
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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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History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.
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War is the business of barbarians.
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Men are Moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.
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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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Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet. Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.
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Victory belongs to the most persevering.
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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.
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Conquests will come and go but Delambre’s work will endure.
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There shall be no Alps.
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I know he’s a good general, but is he lucky?
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History is a set of lies agreed upon.
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To understand the man you have to know what was happening in the world when he was twenty.
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Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.
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We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.
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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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