I can no longer obey; I have tasted command, and I cannot give it up.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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Victory belongs to the most persevering.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

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.

To do all that one is able to do, is to be a man; to...

To do all that one is able to do, is to be a man; to...

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...

Vengeance has no foresight

Vengeance has no foresight

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...

History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.

History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.

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...

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.

Mankind's worst enemy is fear of work

Mankind's worst enemy is fear of work

The great art of governing consists in not letting men grow old in their jobs

The great art of governing consists in not letting men grow old in their jobs

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.

Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.

Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.

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.

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

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

The army is the true nobility of our country.

The army is the true nobility of our country.

In politics, an absurdity is not a handicap.

In politics, an absurdity is not a handicap.

When small men attempt great enterprises, they always end by reducing them to the level...

When small men attempt great enterprises, they always end by reducing them to the level...

Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.

Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.

Medicines are only fit for old people.

Medicines are only fit for old people.