A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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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.

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich

A celebrated people lose dignity upon a closer view.

A celebrated people lose dignity upon a closer view.

The word impossible is not in my dictionary.

The word impossible is not in my dictionary.

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

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

I must see her and press her to my heart. I love her to the...

I must see her and press her to my heart. I love her to the...

High politic is only common sense applied to great things.

High politic is only common sense applied to great things.

The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication...

The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication...

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

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

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

A soul you say? Give my pocketwatch to a savage and he'll think it has...

A soul you say? Give my pocketwatch to a savage and he'll think it has...

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

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...

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

A man cannot become an atheist merely by wishing it.

A man cannot become an atheist merely by wishing it.

Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.

Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.