Greatness be nothing unless it be lasting.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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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

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

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

What is history but a fable agreed upon?

What is history but a fable agreed upon?

History is a set of lies agreed upon.

History is a set of lies agreed upon.

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.

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich

We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.

We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.

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.

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...

Fashion condemns us to many follies; the greatest is to make ourselves its slave

Fashion condemns us to many follies; the greatest is to make ourselves its slave

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

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

The great art of governing consists in not letting men grow old in their jobs

The great art of governing consists in not letting men grow old in their jobs

Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.

Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.

Ability is nothing without opportunity.

Ability is nothing without opportunity.

Love is a matter of chemistry, but Sex is a matter of physics

Love is a matter of chemistry, but Sex is a matter of physics

Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.

Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.

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

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

In order to govern, the question is not to follow out a more or less...

In order to govern, the question is not to follow out a more or less...

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...

Let the path be open to talent.

Let the path be open to talent.