Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes, Real Quotes, Curiosity Quotes

It must be recognized that the real truths of history are hard to discover. Happily, for the most part, they are rather matters of curiosity than of real importance.

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Washington is dead! This great man fought against Tyranny; he established the liberty of his country. His memory will always be dear to the French people, as it will be to all free men of the two worlds; and especially to French soldiers, who, like him and the American soldiers, have combated for liberty and equality.

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I treat policies like war. I hoodwink one flank so as to trounce the other. In my family we kneel only to God.

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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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War must be made as intense and awful as possible in order to make it short, and thus to diminish its horrors.

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Rigorous authority and justice are the kindness of kings.

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Posterity alone rightly judges kings. Posterity alone has the right to accord or withhold honors.

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A Constitution should be short and obscure.

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The poor man commands respect; the beggar must always excite anger.

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Clever policy consists in making nations believe they are free.

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He who knows how to flatter also knows how to slander.

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Charges of cavalry are equally useful at the beginning, the middle and the end of a battle. They should be made always, if possible, on the flanks of the infantry, especially when the latter is engaged in front.

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I have doubtless erred more or less in politics, but a crime I never committed.

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The Emperor died forsaken by all, on this horrible rock. (St. Helena) His death struggle was awful!

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The only way to lead people is to show them a future: a leader is a dealer in hope.

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You can do anything with bayonets except sit on them

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The strong are good, only the weak are wicked.

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One must learn to forgive and not to hold a hostile, bitter attitude of mind, which offends those about us and prevents us from enjoying ourselves. One must recognize human shortcomings and adjust himself to them rather than to be constantly finding fault with them.

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The inevitable end of multiple chiefs is that they fade and disappear for lack of unity.

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The laws of circumstance are abolished by new circumstances.

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