All religions have been made by men.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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

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

Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.

Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.

Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them.

Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them.

We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.

We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.

He who knows how to flatter also knows how to slander.

He who knows how to flatter also knows how to slander.

Doctors will have more lives to answer for in the next world than even we...

Doctors will have more lives to answer for in the next world than even we...

I have only one counsel for you - be master.

I have only one counsel for you - be master.

He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.

He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.

Religion is what keeps the poor man from murdering the rich

Religion is what keeps the poor man from murdering the rich

Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.

Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.

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...

There are two levers for moving men: interest and fear.

There are two levers for moving men: interest and fear.

Genuine victories, the sole conquests yielding no remorse, are those gained over ignorance

Genuine victories, the sole conquests yielding no remorse, are those gained over ignorance

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...

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

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...

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...

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

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

From the heights of these pyramids, forty centuries look down on us.

From the heights of these pyramids, forty centuries look down on us.

Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues.

Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues.