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

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich

Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of...

Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of...

High politic is only common sense applied to great things.

High politic is only common sense applied to great things.

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

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

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.

Men of genius are meteors intended to burn to light their century.

Men of genius are meteors intended to burn to light their century.

Ambition never is in a greater hurry that I; it merely keeps pace with circumstances...

Ambition never is in a greater hurry that I; it merely keeps pace with circumstances...

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 best cure for the body is a quiet mind.

The best cure for the body is a quiet mind.

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

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

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

Greatness be nothing unless it be lasting.

Greatness be nothing unless it be lasting.

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 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...

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

The only conquests which are permanent and leave no regrets are our conquests over ourselves.

The only conquests which are permanent and leave no regrets are our conquests over ourselves.

There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.

There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.

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...

Intercession isn't about informing God of all the world's problems. It's about God sharing the...

Intercession isn't about informing God of all the world's problems. It's about God sharing the...

I tend to think that cricket is the greatest thing that God ever created on...

I tend to think that cricket is the greatest thing that God ever created on...