Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

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

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

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

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

Never awake me when you have good news to announce, because with good news nothing...

Never awake me when you have good news to announce, because with good news nothing...

If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life...

If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life...

A Constitution should be short and obscure

A Constitution should be short and obscure

The best cure for the body is a quiet mind.

The best cure for the body is a quiet mind.

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

Among those who dislike oppression are many who like to oppress.

Among those who dislike oppression are many who like to oppress.

There is no such thing as accident; it is fate misnamed.

There is no such thing as accident; it is fate misnamed.

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...

I hate and I love. Perhaps you ask why I do so. I do not...

I hate and I love. Perhaps you ask why I do so. I do not...

We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.

We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.

Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.

Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.

I made all my generals out of mud.

I made all my generals out of mud.

Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and...

Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and...

High politic is only common sense applied to great things.

High politic is only common sense applied to great things.

God! How men of letters are stupid.

God! How men of letters are stupid.

It has pleased God that divine verities should not enter the heart through the understanding,...

It has pleased God that divine verities should not enter the heart through the understanding,...

If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him.

If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him.