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

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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God! How men of letters are stupid.

God! How men of letters are stupid.

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

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

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 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 great proof of madness is the disproportion of one's designs to one's means.

The great proof of madness is the disproportion of one's designs to one's means.

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 revolution can be neither made nor stopped. The only thing that can be done...

A revolution can be neither made nor stopped. The only thing that can be done...

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...

I am sometimes a fox and sometimes a lion. The whole secret of government lies...

I am sometimes a fox and sometimes a lion. The whole secret of government lies...

A Constitution should be short and obscure.

A Constitution should be short and obscure.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

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

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

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...

Time is the great art of man.

Time is the great art of man.

It is the cause and not the death that makes the martyr.

It is the cause and not the death that makes the martyr.

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.

A true man hates no one.

A true man hates no one.

All religions have been made by men.

All religions have been made by men.

He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.

He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.

It requires more courage to suffer than to die.

It requires more courage to suffer than to die.