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

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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God! How men of letters are stupid.

God! How men of letters are stupid.

England is a nation of shopkeepers.

England is a nation of shopkeepers.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

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...

I am the successor, not of Louis XVI, but of Charlemagne.

I am the successor, not of Louis XVI, but of Charlemagne.

Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them.

Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

The word impossible is not in my dictionary.

The word impossible is not in my dictionary.

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.

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

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

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...

We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.

We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.

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

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

Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence

Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence

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 bed has become a place of luxury to me! I would not exchange it...

The bed has become a place of luxury to me! I would not exchange it...

In politics stupidity is not a handicap.

In politics stupidity is not a handicap.

When a woman is openly bad she is then at her best

When a woman is openly bad she is then at her best

If a psychiatric and scientific inquiry were to be made upon our rulers, mankind would...

If a psychiatric and scientific inquiry were to be made upon our rulers, mankind would...