Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes, Power Quotes, Judging Quotes

In a great nation, the majority are incapable of judging wisely of things.

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There is no man more pusillanimous than I when I am planning a campaign. I purposely exaggerate all the dangers and all the calamities that the circumstances make possible. I am in a thoroughly painful state of agitation. This does not keep me from looking quite serene in front of my entourage; I am like an unmarried girl laboring with child. Once I have made up my mind, everything is forgotten except what leads to success.

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When a government is dependent upon bankers for money, they and not the leaders of the government control the situation

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A new-born Government must shine and astonish - the moment it loses its éclat it falls.

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Men are led by trifles.

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A starving army is actually worse than none.

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In war as in love, to bring matters to a close, you must get close together.

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Men are never attached to you by favours.

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Muhammad was a great man, an intrepid soldier; with a handful of men he triumphed at the battle of Bender (sic); a great captain, eloquent, a great man of state, he revived his fatherland and created a new people and a new power in the middle of Arabia.

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Variety made the Revolution. Liberty was just a pretext.

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The bayonet has always been the weapon of the brave and the chief tool of victory

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The Mohammedan religion is the finest of all.

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The most constant, the most powerful, and the most generous of all my enemies.

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To a father who loves his children victor has no charms. When the heart speaks, glory itself is an illusion.

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It is a mistake, too, to say that the face is the mirror of the soul. The truth is, men are very hard to know, and yet, not to be deceived, we must judge them by their present actions, but for the present only.

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Destiny urges me to a goal of which I am ignorant. Until that goal is attained I am invulnerable, unassailable. When Destiny has accomplished her purpose in me, a fly may suffice to destroy me.

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For the stability of the Government, the people should have a considerable voice in the elections.

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A leader is a dealer in hope.

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I am a soldier and accustomed to risking my life every day. I am full of the fire of youth; I cannot act with the restraint of an accomplished diplomat.

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Called to the throne by the voice of the people, my maxim has always been: A career open to talent without distinction of birth. It is this system of equality for which the European oligarchy detests me

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