A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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An army marches on its stomach.

An army marches on its stomach.

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

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

Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them.

Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them.

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.

A revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets.

A revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets.

Public instruction should be the first object of government.

Public instruction should be the first object of government.

Truth alone wounds.

Truth alone wounds.

Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy.

Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy.

I am sometimes a fox and sometimes a lion. The whole secret of government lies...

I am sometimes a fox and sometimes a lion. The whole secret of government lies...

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.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

There are two kinds of fidelity - that of dogs and that of cats; and...

There are two kinds of fidelity - that of dogs and that of cats; and...

The art of government is not to let me grow stale.

The art of government is not to let me grow stale.

France has more need of me than I have need of France.

France has more need of me than I have need of France.

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...

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

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

Ability is nothing without opportunity.

Ability is nothing without opportunity.

A picture is worth a thousand words.

A picture is worth a thousand words.

The history of art is the history of revivals.

The history of art is the history of revivals.

Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, everyday, something no one else...

Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, everyday, something no one else...