The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and the great welcome them out of vanity or need.
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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If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.
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Men are Moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.
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War is the business of barbarians.
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Give me enough medals and I’ll win you any war
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Conquests will come and go but Delambre’s work will endure.
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Throw off your worries when you throw off your clothes at night.
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Courage cannot be counterfeited. It is one virtue that escapes hypocrisy.
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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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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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It is only by prudence, wisdom, and dexterity, that great ends are attained and obstacles overcome. Without these qualities nothing succeeds.
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History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.
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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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Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.
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Courage isn’t having the strength to go on – it is going on when you don’t have strength.
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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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