Ability is nothing without opportunity.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them.

Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them.

Ability is of little account without opportunity.

Ability is of little account without opportunity.

The great art of governing consists in not letting men grow old in their jobs

The great art of governing consists in not letting men grow old in their jobs

An army marches on its stomach.

An army marches on its stomach.

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

History is a set of lies agreed upon.

History is a set of lies agreed upon.

You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all...

You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all...

The human race is governed by its imagination.

The human race is governed by its imagination.

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...

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...

The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.

The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.

Public morals are natural complements of all laws: they are by themselves an entire code.

Public morals are natural complements of all laws: they are by themselves an entire code.

A Constitution should be short and obscure.

A Constitution should be short and obscure.

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.

Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform...

Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform...

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

Let the path be open to talent.

Let the path be open to talent.

One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent.

One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent.

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

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

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...