Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTEWhen a government is dependent upon bankers for money, they and not the leaders of the government control the situation, since the hand that gives is above the hand that takes. Money has no motherland; financiers are without patriotism and without decency; their sole object is gain.
More Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes
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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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In politics, stupidity is not a handicap.
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In our time no one has the conception of what is great. It is up to me to show them.
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Never tell your enemy he is doing the wrong thing.
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Throw off your worries when you throw off your clothes at night.
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A picture is worth a thousand words.
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An army marches on its stomach.
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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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Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.
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Victory belongs to the most persevering.
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You don’t reason with intellectuals. You shoot them.
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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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One must learn to forgive and not to hold a hostile, bitter attitude of mind, which offends those about us and prevents us from enjoying ourselves; one must recognize human shortcomings and adjust himself to them rather than to be constantly finding fault with them.
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Imagination governs the world.
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The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and the great welcome them out of vanity or need.
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