A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich

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...

Love is a matter of chemistry, but Sex is a matter of physics

Love is a matter of chemistry, but Sex is a matter of physics

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...

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...

As for me, to love you alone, to make you happy, to do nothing which...

As for me, to love you alone, to make you happy, to do nothing which...

I made all my generals out of mud.

I made all my generals out of mud.

To love is so startling it leaves little time for anything else.

To love is so startling it leaves little time for anything else.

Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet

Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet

A Constitution should be short and obscure

A Constitution should be short and obscure

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.

Truth alone wounds.

Truth alone wounds.

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...

Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone...

Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone...

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

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

I have only one counsel for you - be master.

I have only one counsel for you - be master.

I am the successor, not of Louis XVI, but of Charlemagne.

I am the successor, not of Louis XVI, but of Charlemagne.

The best cure for the body is a quiet mind.

The best cure for the body is a quiet mind.

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

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

In order to govern, the question is not to follow out a more or less...

In order to govern, the question is not to follow out a more or less...