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.
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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He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.
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I know he’s a good general, but is he lucky?
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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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Circumstances-what are circumstances? I make circumstances
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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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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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Throw off your worries when you throw off your clothes at night.
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Nothing is lost as long as courage remains
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There are in the world, two powers. The sword and the spirit. The spirit has always vanquished the sword.
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You don’t reason with intellectuals. You shoot them.
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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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Conquests will come and go but Delambre’s work will endure.
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Success is the most convincing talker in the world.
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I have seen only you, I have admired only you, I desire only You
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