Napoleon Bonaparte quotes - page 8

Put a rogue in the limelight and he will act like an honest man. (Napoleon Bonaparte)
A society without religion is like a vessel without compass. View quote
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A revolution is an axiom backed by bayonets. View quote
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Two of my Marshalls are racing to get under their orders the Italian troops; i leave it to Suchet who has better ambitions than Macdonald. The Italians will soon be recognized again as the first soldiers of Europe. I'm very proud of my brave Italian army. View quote
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Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever. View quote
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Medicine is a collection of uncertain prescriptions the results of which, taken collectively, are more fatal than useful to mankind. View quote
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Among those who dislike oppression are many who like to oppress. View quote
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I am the successor, not of Louis XVI, but of Charlemagne. View quote
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If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god. View quote
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Men take only their needs into consideration - never their abilities. View quote
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France has more need of me than I have need of France. (Napoleon Bonaparte)
There is one kind of robber whom the law does not strike at, and who steals what is most precious to men: time. View quote
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I made all my generals out of mud. View quote
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A man cannot become an atheist merely by wishing it. View quote
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I have only one counsel for you - be master. View quote
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A revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets. View quote
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Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult. View quote
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Water, air, and cleanness are the chief articles in my pharmacy. View quote
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When small men attempt great enterprises, they always end by reducing them to the level of their mediocrity. View quote
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Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight. View quote
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The infectiousness of crime is like that of the plague. (Napoleon Bonaparte)
The French complain of everything, and always. View quote
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The act of policing is, in order to punish less often, to punish more severely. View quote
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The extent of your consciousness is limited only by your ability to love and to embrace with your love the space around you, and all it contains. View quote
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One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent. View quote
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