A Constitution should be short and obscure.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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Victory belongs to the most persevering.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform...

Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform...

Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence

Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence

Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.

Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.

There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest.

There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest.

Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.

Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.

Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone...

Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone...

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich

Greatness be nothing unless it be lasting.

Greatness be nothing unless it be lasting.

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.

The human race is governed by its imagination.

The human race is governed by its imagination.

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...

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

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

The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication...

The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication...

A revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets.

A revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets.

If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.

If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.

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 picture is worth a thousand words.

A picture is worth a thousand words.

No man ever reached to excellence in any one art or profession without having passed...

No man ever reached to excellence in any one art or profession without having passed...

Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness.

Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness.