History is a set of lies agreed upon.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.

A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.

The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication...

The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication...

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

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

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...

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

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

I have only one counsel for you - be master.

I have only one counsel for you - be master.

Ability is nothing without opportunity.

Ability is nothing without opportunity.

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...

To love is so startling it leaves little time for anything else.

To love is so startling it leaves little time for anything else.

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.

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...

Women are nothing but machines for producing children.

Women are nothing but machines for producing children.

Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.

Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.

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

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

All religions have been made by men.

All religions have been made by men.

History is a set of lies agreed upon.

History is a set of lies agreed upon.

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.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

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...

From the heights of these pyramids, forty centuries look down on us.

From the heights of these pyramids, forty centuries look down on us.