All Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes
Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.
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One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent.
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Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.
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If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.
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Peace
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When soldiers have been baptized in the fire of a battle-field, they have all one rank in my eyes.
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Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them.
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Among those who dislike oppression are many who like to oppress.
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Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone to take her away from me.
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One must change one's tactics every ten years if one wishes to maintain one's superiority.
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Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.
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Religion
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It is the cause, not the death, that makes the martyr.
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Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.
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With audacity one can undertake anything, but not do everything.
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