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Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.

He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.

Mankind's worst enemy is fear of work

Mankind's worst enemy is fear of work

Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.

Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.

The human race is governed by its imagination.

The human race is governed by its imagination.

Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy.

Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

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

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

With audacity one can undertake anything, but not do everything.

With audacity one can undertake anything, but not do everything.

There is one kind of robber whom the law does not strike at, and who...

There is one kind of robber whom the law does not strike at, and who...

An army marches on its stomach.

An army marches on its stomach.

You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all...

You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all...

Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.

Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.

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.

You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all...

You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all...

I am sometimes a fox and sometimes a lion. The whole secret of government lies...

I am sometimes a fox and sometimes a lion. The whole secret of government lies...

If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.

If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.

Imagination rules the world.

Imagination rules the world.

The only victory over love is flight.

The only victory over love is flight.

One would always want to think of oneself as being on the side of love,...

One would always want to think of oneself as being on the side of love,...

Death is the only inescapable, unavoidable, sure thing. We are sentenced to die the day...

Death is the only inescapable, unavoidable, sure thing. We are sentenced to die the day...

In one text Casanova sees that women are responsible for Don Giovanni's evil deeds: The...

In one text Casanova sees that women are responsible for Don Giovanni's evil deeds: The...