History is a set of lies agreed upon.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.

The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.

Throw off your worries when you throw off your clothes at night.

Throw off your worries when you throw off your clothes at night.

There is one kind of robber whom the law does not strike at, and who...

There is one kind of robber whom the law does not strike at, and who...

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

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

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.

Doctors will have more lives to answer for in the next world than even we...

Doctors will have more lives to answer for in the next world than even we...

I made all my generals out of mud.

I made all my generals out of mud.

Mankind's worst enemy is fear of work

Mankind's worst enemy is fear of work

One must change one's tactics every ten years if one wishes to maintain one's superiority.

One must change one's tactics every ten years if one wishes to maintain one's superiority.

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...

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

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

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love...

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love...

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 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...

There is no such thing as accident; it is fate misnamed.

There is no such thing as accident; it is fate misnamed.

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

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

He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.

He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.

Respect the burden.

Respect the burden.

Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues.

Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues.

England is a nation of shopkeepers.

England is a nation of shopkeepers.