Napoleon I of France Quotes

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Courage cannot be counterfeited. It is one virtue that escapes hypocrisy.

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There may be as much courage displayed in enduring with resignation the sufferings of the soul, as in remaining firm under the showers of shot from a battery.

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I hope the time is not far off when I shall be able to unite all the wise and educated men of all the countries and establish a uniform regime based on the principles of the Quran which alone are true and which alone can lead men to happiness.

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In politics nothing is immutable. Events carry within them an invincible power. The unwise destroy themselves in resistance. The skillful accept events, take strong hold of them and direct them.

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Let us be masters of the Channel for six hours, and we are masters of the world.

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A revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets.

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One must indeed be ignorant of the methods of genius to suppose that it allows itself to be cramped by forms. Forms are for mediocrity, and it is fortunate that mediocrity can act only according to routine. Ability takes its flight unhindered.

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A constitution should be framed so as not to impede the action of government, nor force the government to its violation.

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Nations, like men, have their various ages—infancy, maturity, old age.

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Those who are free from common prejudices acquire others.

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In order not to be astonished at obtaining victories, one ought not to think only of defeats.

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The existence of God is attested by everything that appeals to our imagination. And if our eye cannot reach Him it is because He has not permitted our intelligence to go so far.

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A great people may be killed, but they cannot be intimidated.

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There is only one favorable moment in war; talent consists in knowing how to seize it.

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The only conquests that cause no regrets, are those made over ignorance.

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I do not believe it is in our nature to love impartially. We deceive ourselves when we think we can love two beings, even our own children, equally. There is always a dominant affection.

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What is the government? nothing, unless supported by opinion.

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Policemen and prisons ought never to be the means used to bring men back to the practice of religion.

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I want the whole of Europe to have one currency; it will make trading much easier.

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One can lead a nation only by helping it see a bright outlook. A leader is a dealer in hope.

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In civil war it is not given to every man to know how to conduct himself. There is something more than military prudence necessary; there is need of sagacity and the knowledge of men.

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The man fitted for affairs and authority never considers individuals, but things and their consequences.

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From the heights of these pyramids, forty centuries look down on us.

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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.

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If I had not been defeated in Acre against Jezzar Pasha of Turk. I would conquer all of the East

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Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.

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Simpletons talk of the past, wise men of the present, and fools of the future.

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With audacity, one can undertake anything, but one can not accomplish everything.

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We should not pass from the earth without leaving traces to carry our memory to posterity.

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The most difficult art is not in the choice of men, but in giving to the men chosen the highest service of which they are capable.

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