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 BONAPARTEThere are in the world, two powers. The sword and the spirit. The spirit has always vanquished the sword.
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Music is what tell us that the human race is greater than we realize.
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A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.
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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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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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I start out by believing the worst
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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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It requires more courage to suffer than to die.
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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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Nothing is lost as long as courage remains
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Give me enough medals and I’ll win you any war
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Courage cannot be counterfeited. It is one virtue that escapes hypocrisy.
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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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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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Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.
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There shall be no Alps.
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