A Constitution should be short and obscure

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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The army is the true nobility of our country.

The army is the true nobility of our country.

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

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

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

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

Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.

Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.

Water, air, and cleanness are the chief articles in my pharmacy.

Water, air, and cleanness are the chief articles in my pharmacy.

A celebrated people lose dignity upon a closer view.

A celebrated people lose dignity upon a closer view.

Let the path be open to talent.

Let the path be open to talent.

Music, of all the liberal arts, has the greatest influence over the passions, and it...

Music, of all the liberal arts, has the greatest influence over the passions, and it...

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

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

Revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets

Revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets

What is history but a fable agreed upon?

What is history but a fable agreed upon?

Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of...

Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of...

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...

I have only one counsel for you - be master.

I have only one counsel for you - be master.

The only conquests which are permanent and leave no regrets are our conquests over ourselves.

The only conquests which are permanent and leave no regrets are our conquests over ourselves.

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.

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...

Ability is of little account without opportunity.

Ability is of little account without opportunity.

You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow...

You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow...

The ability to express an idea is well nigh as important as the idea itself.

The ability to express an idea is well nigh as important as the idea itself.

Sister to sister we will always be, a couple of nuts off the family tree.

Sister to sister we will always be, a couple of nuts off the family tree.