"You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war."
Napoleon Bonaparte"The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind."
Napoleon Bonaparte"The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second virtue."
Napoleon Bonaparte"It requires more courage to suffer than to die."
Napoleon Bonaparte"Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment."
Napoleon Bonaparte"Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily."
Napoleon Bonaparte"It is the cause, not the death, that makes the martyr."
Napoleon Bonaparte"Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self interest."
Napoleon Bonaparte"The people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree with you and are too cowardly to let you know."
Napoleon Bonaparte"I am sometimes a fox and sometimes a lion. The whole secret of government lies in knowing when to be the one or the other."
Napoleon Bonaparte"Water, air, and cleanness are the chief articles in my pharmacy."
Napoleon Bonaparte"A leader is a dealer in hope."
Napoleon Bonaparte"Imagination rules the world."
Napoleon Bonaparte"A throne is only a bench covered with velvet."
Napoleon Bonaparte"There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest."
Napoleon Bonaparte"Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues."
Napoleon Bonaparte"A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon."
Napoleon Bonaparte"If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots."
Napoleon Bonaparte"In politics stupidity is not a handicap."
Napoleon Bonaparte"He who knows how to flatter also knows how to slander."
Napoleon Bonaparte"I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords and harmonies."
Napoleon Bonaparte"In politics... never retreat, never retract... never admit a mistake."
Napoleon Bonaparte"Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich."
Napoleon Bonaparte"If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god."
Napoleon Bonaparte"If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing."
Napoleon Bonaparte"An army marches on its stomach."
Napoleon Bonaparte"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake."
Napoleon Bonaparte"If you want a thing done well, do it yourself."
Napoleon Bonaparte"The truest wisdom is a resolute determination."
Napoleon Bonaparte"Women are nothing but machines for producing children."
Napoleon Bonaparte"Doctors will have more lives to answer for in the next world than even we generals."
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