Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes - Famous Quotes by Napoleon Bonaparte
Born: 1769-08-15
Died: 1821-05-05
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A leader has the right to be beaten, but never the right to be surprised.
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A man will fight harder for his interests than for his rights.
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A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.
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Ability is of little account without opportunity.
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An army marches on its stomach.
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Chief of the Army. - last words, 1821
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Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.
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Few really believe. The most only believe that they believe or even make believe.
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Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
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He who knows how to flatter also knows how to slander.
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History is a set of lies agreed upon.
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History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.
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I am surrounded by priests who repeat incessantly that their kingdom is not of this world, and yet they lay their hands on everything they can get.
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If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god.
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If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.
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If you wish to be a sucess in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.
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In politics, an absurdity is not a handicap.
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It requires more courage to suffer than to die.
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Medicine is a collection of uncertain prescriptions the results of which, taken collectively, are more fatal than useful to mankind.
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Men will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.
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Men, in general, are but great children.
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Never awake me when you have good news to announce, because with good news nothing presses but when you have bad news, arouse me immediately, for then there is not an instant to be lost.
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Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
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Religion is excellent stuff for keeping the common people quiet.
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Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.
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Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of them.
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Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in.
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The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.
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The French complain of everything, and always.
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The surest way to remain poor is to be honest.
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The word impossible is not in my dictionary.
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There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the long run the sword will always be conquered by the spirit.
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There are two levers for moving men interest and fear.
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There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.
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Victory belongs to the most persevering.
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We must laugh at man, to avoid crying for him.
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What a beautiful fix we are in now; peace has been declared.
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What is history but a fable agreed upon?
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You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your tricks of war.
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