Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the principles which direct them.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet.

Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet.

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.

Truth alone wounds.

Truth alone wounds.

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

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

You must not fear death, my lads; defy him, and you drive him into the...

You must not fear death, my lads; defy him, and you drive him into the...

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

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

The act of policing is, in order to punish less often, to punish more severely.

The act of policing is, in order to punish less often, to punish more severely.

Ability is of little account without opportunity.

Ability is of little account without opportunity.

The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and...

The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and...

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

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

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...

If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.

If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.

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

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

It requires more courage to suffer than to die.

It requires more courage to suffer than to die.

Ability is nothing without opportunity.

Ability is nothing without opportunity.

I must see her and press her to my heart. I love her to the...

I must see her and press her to my heart. I love her to the...

Courage is like love; it must have hope to nourish it.

Courage is like love; it must have hope to nourish it.

If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.

If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.

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

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

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

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