A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

Topics: Honor Quotes, Pride Quotes, Priorities Quotes

England is a nation of shopkeepers.

England is a nation of shopkeepers.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

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...

The word impossible is not in my dictionary.

The word impossible is not in my dictionary.

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 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.

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...

There are two levers for moving men: interest and fear.

There are two levers for moving men: interest and fear.

Medicines are only fit for old people.

Medicines are only fit for old people.

Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and...

Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and...

Men take only their needs into consideration - never their abilities.

Men take only their needs into consideration - never their abilities.

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

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

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

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

Time is the great art of man.

Time is the great art of man.

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.

If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life...

If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life...

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

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

Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.

Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.

Men now monopolize the upper levels... depriving women of their rightful share of opportunities for...

Men now monopolize the upper levels... depriving women of their rightful share of opportunities for...

Everyone rises to their level of incompetence.

Everyone rises to their level of incompetence.