I am sometimes a fox and sometimes a lion. The whole secret of government lies in knowing when to be the one or the other.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

Topics: Government Quotes

A man cannot become an atheist merely by wishing it.

A man cannot become an atheist merely by wishing it.

There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the...

There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the...

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.

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

Mankind's worst enemy is fear of work

Mankind's worst enemy is fear of work

Over-preparation is the foe of inspiration

Over-preparation is the foe of inspiration

Imagination rules the world.

Imagination rules the world.

Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.

Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.

Ability is nothing without opportunity.

Ability is nothing without opportunity.

Men take only their needs into consideration - never their abilities.

Men take only their needs into consideration - never their abilities.

The reason I beat the Austrians is, they did not known the value of five...

The reason I beat the Austrians is, they did not known the value of five...

Love is a matter of chemistry, but Sex is a matter of physics

Love is a matter of chemistry, but Sex is a matter of physics

A true man hates no one.

A true man hates no one.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

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

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

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.

Let the path be open to talent.

Let the path be open to talent.

The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.

The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.

Promises can be broken just as easily as they were made, and as hard as...

Promises can be broken just as easily as they were made, and as hard as...

Half the promises people say were never kept, were never made.

Half the promises people say were never kept, were never made.