He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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The only victory over love is flight.

The only victory over love is flight.

If I had believed in a God of rewards and punishments, I might have lost...

If I had believed in a God of rewards and punishments, I might have lost...

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...

Music, of all the liberal arts, has the greatest influence over the passions, and it...

Music, of all the liberal arts, has the greatest influence over the passions, and it...

You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all...

You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all...

The French complain of everything, and always.

The French complain of everything, and always.

Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.

Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.

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.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

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...

Respect the burden.

Respect the burden.

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

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

Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.

Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.

Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.

Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.

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...

What is history but a fable agreed upon?

What is history but a fable agreed upon?

A soul you say? Give my pocketwatch to a savage and he'll think it has...

A soul you say? Give my pocketwatch to a savage and he'll think it has...

The human race is governed by its imagination.

The human race is governed by its imagination.

A man cannot become an atheist merely by wishing it.

A man cannot become an atheist merely by wishing it.

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.