History is a set of lies agreed upon.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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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...

Vengeance has no foresight

Vengeance has no foresight

Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone...

Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone...

England is a nation of shopkeepers.

England is a nation of shopkeepers.

Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform...

Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform...

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

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

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

When firmness is sufficient, rashness is unnecessary.

When firmness is sufficient, rashness is unnecessary.

An army marches on its stomach.

An army marches on its stomach.

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...

Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.

Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.

As for me, to love you alone, to make you happy, to do nothing which...

As for me, to love you alone, to make you happy, to do nothing which...

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

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

Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.

Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.

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...

Ability is nothing without opportunity.

Ability is nothing without opportunity.

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

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

Ability is of little account without opportunity.

Ability is of little account without opportunity.

Ability is commonly found to consist mainly in a high degree of solemnity.

Ability is commonly found to consist mainly in a high degree of solemnity.

Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short.

Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short.

There is one thing I would break up over, and that is if she caught...

There is one thing I would break up over, and that is if she caught...