A revolution can be neither made nor stopped. The only thing that can be done is for one of several of its children to give it a direction by dint of victories.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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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.

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.

Mankind's worst enemy is fear of work

Mankind's worst enemy is fear of work

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...

A man will fight harder for his interests than for his rights.

A man will fight harder for his interests than for his rights.

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.

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

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

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

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

When firmness is sufficient, rashness is unnecessary.

When firmness is sufficient, rashness is unnecessary.

A celebrated people lose dignity upon a closer view.

A celebrated people lose dignity upon a closer view.

I hate and I love. Perhaps you ask why I do so. I do not...

I hate and I love. Perhaps you ask why I do so. I do not...

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

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

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...

I have only one counsel for you - be master.

I have only one counsel for you - be master.

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

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

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...

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...

Imagination governs the world.

Imagination governs the world.

I shut my eyes in order to see.

I shut my eyes in order to see.

The eye sees a thing more clearly in dreams than the imagination awake.

The eye sees a thing more clearly in dreams than the imagination awake.