A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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The bed has become a place of luxury to me! I would not exchange it...

The bed has become a place of luxury to me! I would not exchange it...

I am the successor, not of Louis XVI, but of Charlemagne.

I am the successor, not of Louis XVI, but of Charlemagne.

A leader is a dealer in hope.

A leader is a dealer in hope.

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

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

He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.

He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.

A celebrated people lose dignity upon a closer view.

A celebrated people lose dignity upon a closer view.

There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the...

There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the...

If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life...

If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life...

The great art of governing consists in not letting men grow old in their jobs

The great art of governing consists in not letting men grow old in their jobs

A soul you say? Give my pocketwatch to a savage and he'll think it has...

A soul you say? Give my pocketwatch to a savage and he'll think it has...

Ability is of little account without opportunity.

Ability is of little account without opportunity.

Throw off your worries when you throw off your clothes at night.

Throw off your worries when you throw off your clothes at night.

Fashion condemns us to many follies; the greatest is to make ourselves its slave

Fashion condemns us to many follies; the greatest is to make ourselves its slave

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

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

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

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

It requires more courage to suffer than to die.

It requires more courage to suffer than to die.

There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the...

There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the...

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

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

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

Ambition never is in a greater hurry that I; it merely keeps pace with circumstances...

Ambition never is in a greater hurry that I; it merely keeps pace with circumstances...