An army marches on its stomach.

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.

Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence

Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence

To do all that one is able to do, is to be a man; to...

To do all that one is able to do, is to be a man; to...

God! How men of letters are stupid.

God! How men of letters are stupid.

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

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

Time is the great art of man.

Time is the great art of man.

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

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

Throw off your worries when you throw off your clothes at night.

Throw off your worries when you throw off your clothes at night.

Vengeance has no foresight

Vengeance has no foresight

In war, three quarters turns on personal character and relations; the balance of manpower and...

In war, three quarters turns on personal character and relations; the balance of manpower and...

Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.

Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.

The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.

The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.

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...

The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better...

The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better...

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

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

The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.

The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.

Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.

Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.

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

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

If patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel, it is not merely because evil...

If patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel, it is not merely because evil...

Skepticism is slow suicide

Skepticism is slow suicide