To understand the man you have to know what was happening in the world when he was twenty.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTEThere are in the world, two powers. The sword and the spirit. The spirit has always vanquished the sword.
More Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes
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Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.
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Ability is of little account without opportunity.
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Orders and decorations are necessary in order to dazzle the people.
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Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues.
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As for me, to love you alone, to make you happy, to do nothing which would contradict your wishes, this is my destiny and the meaning of my life.
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Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.
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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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War is the business of barbarians.
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To write history one must be more than a man, since the author who holds the pen of this great justiciary must be free from all preoccupation of interest or vanity.
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The world suffers a lot. Not because the violence of bad people. But because of the silence of the good people.
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Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.
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Success is the most convincing talker in the world.
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A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.
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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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The surest way to remain poor is to be honest.
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