A revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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Medicines are only fit for old people.

Medicines are only fit for old people.

What is history but a fable agreed upon?

What is history but a fable agreed upon?

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

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

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.

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

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

The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and...

The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and...

Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues.

Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues.

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...

There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.

There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.

We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.

We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.

Courage is like love; it must have hope to nourish it.

Courage is like love; it must have hope to nourish it.

The infectiousness of crime is like that of the plague.

The infectiousness of crime is like that of the plague.

Men of genius are meteors intended to burn to light their century.

Men of genius are meteors intended to burn to light their century.

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...

If I had believed in a God of rewards and punishments, I might have lost...

If I had believed in a God of rewards and punishments, I might have lost...

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...

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.

The army is the true nobility of our country.

The army is the true nobility of our country.