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

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

Topics: Honor Quotes, Pride Quotes, Priorities Quotes

God! How men of letters are stupid.

God! How men of letters are stupid.

Public instruction should be the first object of government.

Public instruction should be the first object of government.

The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who...

The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who...

Mankind's worst enemy is fear of work

Mankind's worst enemy is fear of work

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...

When soldiers have been baptized in the fire of a battle-field, they have all one...

When soldiers have been baptized in the fire of a battle-field, they have all one...

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...

In politics... never retreat, never retract... never admit a mistake.

In politics... never retreat, never retract... never admit a mistake.

All religions have been made by men.

All religions have been made by men.

The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.

The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.

Fashion condemns us to many follies; the greatest is to make ourselves its slave

Fashion condemns us to many follies; the greatest is to make ourselves its slave

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...

Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.

Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

War is the business of barbarians.

War is the business of barbarians.

Life is strewn with so many dangers, and can be the source of so many...

Life is strewn with so many dangers, and can be the source of so many...

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

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

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...

Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief, in denying them.

Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief, in denying them.

Neither can I believe that the individual survives the death of his body, although feeble...

Neither can I believe that the individual survives the death of his body, although feeble...

Atheism is a non-prophet organization

Atheism is a non-prophet organization