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You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war. (Napoleon Bonaparte)
It is the cause and not the death that makes the martyr. View quote
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Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in. View quote
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What is history but a fable agreed upon? View quote
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Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich. View quote
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The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man. View quote
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The sentiment of national honor is never more than half extinguished in the French. It takes only a spark to re-kindle it. View quote
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You cannot treat with all the world at once. View quote
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A king is sometimes obliged to commit crimes; but they are the crimes of his position. View quote
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True character stands the test of emergencies. Do not be mistaken, it is weakness from which the awakening is rude. View quote
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Changing from the defensive to the offensive, is one of the most delicate operations in war. (Napoleon Bonaparte)
Orders and decorations are necessary in order to dazzle the people. View quote
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Audacity succeeds as often as it fails; in life it has an even chance. View quote
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The Allied Powers having proclaimed that the Emperor Napoleon is the sole obstacle to the re-establishment of peace in Europe, he, faithful to his oath, declares that he is ready to descend from the throne, to quit France, and even to relinquish life, for the good of his country. View quote
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The Mohammedan religion is the finest of all. View quote
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A man who has no consideration for the needs of his men ought never to be given command. View quote
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In war, character and opinion make more than half of the reality. View quote
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A King should sacrifice the best affections of his heart for the good of his country; no sacrifice should be above his determination. View quote
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The most desirable quality in a soldier is constancy in the support of fatigue; valor is only secondary. View quote
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The division of labor, which has brought such perfection in mechanical industries, is altogether fatal when applied to productions of the mind. All work of the mind is superior in proportion as the mind that produces it is universal. View quote
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We are made weak both by idleness and distrust of ourselves. Unfortunate, indeed, is he who suffers from both. If he is a mere individual he becomes nothing; if he is a king he is lost. (Napoleon Bonaparte)
A constitution should be framed so as not to impede the action of government, nor force the government to its violation. View quote
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If I were an Englishman, I should esteem the man who advised a war with China to be the greatest living enemy of my country. You would be beaten in the end, and perhaps a revolution in India would follow. View quote
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Surely in a matter of this kind we should endeavor to do something, that we may say that we have not lived in vain, that we may leave some impress of ourselves on the sands of time. View quote
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An army which cannot be reenforced is already defeated. View quote
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