Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the principles which direct them.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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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...

The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better...

The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better...

It is the cause and not the death that makes the martyr.

It is the cause and not the death that makes the martyr.

The French complain of everything, and always.

The French complain of everything, and always.

The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and...

The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and...

One must change one's tactics every ten years if one wishes to maintain one's superiority.

One must change one's tactics every ten years if one wishes to maintain one's superiority.

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...

I have only one counsel for you - be master.

I have only one counsel for you - be master.

I made all my generals out of mud.

I made all my generals out of mud.

The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.

The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.

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

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

To do all that one is able to do, is to be a man; to...

To do all that one is able to do, is to be a man; to...

In war, three quarters turns on personal character and relations; the balance of manpower and...

In war, three quarters turns on personal character and relations; the balance of manpower and...

Revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets

Revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets

In politics, an absurdity is not a handicap.

In politics, an absurdity is not a handicap.

Genuine victories, the sole conquests yielding no remorse, are those gained over ignorance

Genuine victories, the sole conquests yielding no remorse, are those gained over ignorance

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...

The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second...

The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second...

A lie has speed, but truth has endurance.

A lie has speed, but truth has endurance.

Endurance is the ability to weather a trial without resorting to sinful means of deliverance.

Endurance is the ability to weather a trial without resorting to sinful means of deliverance.