I can no longer obey; I have tasted command, and I cannot give it up.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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Ability is nothing without opportunity.

Ability is nothing without opportunity.

France has more need of me than I have need of France.

France has more need of me than I have need of France.

Doctors will have more lives to answer for in the next world than even we...

Doctors will have more lives to answer for in the next world than even we...

A picture is worth a thousand words.

A picture is worth a thousand words.

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...

A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.

A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.

Time is the great art of man.

Time is the great art of man.

Never awake me when you have good news to announce, because with good news nothing...

Never awake me when you have good news to announce, because with good news nothing...

A revolution can be neither made nor stopped. The only thing that can be done...

A revolution can be neither made nor stopped. The only thing that can be done...

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.

Ability is of little account without opportunity.

Ability is of little account without opportunity.

Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.

Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.

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.

Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.

Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.

One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent.

One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent.

Revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets

Revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets

Providence is always on the side of the last reserve

Providence is always on the side of the last reserve

Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.

Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.

Among those who dislike oppression are many who like to oppress.

Among those who dislike oppression are many who like to oppress.

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...