Napoleon I of France Short Quotes

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The bullet that will kill me is not yet cast.

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He who fears being conquered is certain of defeat.

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The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.

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Success is the most convincing talker in the world.

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More glorious to merit a sceptre than to possess one.

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The life of a citizen is the property of his country.

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Kiss the feet of Popes provided their hands are tied.

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A revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets.

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The moment of greatest peril is the moment of victory.

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In practical administration, experience is everything.

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An army which cannot be reenforced is already defeated.

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There is but a step from the sublime to the ridiculous.

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Parties weaken themselves by their fear of capable men.

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There are two levers for moving men—interest and fear.

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A book in which there were no lies would be a curiosity.

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Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment.

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There are so many laws that no one is safe from hanging.

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The Turks can be killed, but they can never be conquered.

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Those who are free from common prejudices acquire others.

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Great vices, and great virtues, are exceptions in mankind.

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Malice delights to blacken the characters of prominent men.

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Lagrange is the lofty pyramid of the mathematical sciences.

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In war one must lean on an obstacle in order to overcome it.

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Fanaticism must be put to sleep before it can be eradicated.

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In war, groping tactics, half-way measures, lose everything.

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