I have only one counsel for you - be master.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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All religions have been made by men.

All religions have been made by men.

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.

Ambition never is in a greater hurry that I; it merely keeps pace with circumstances...

Ambition never is in a greater hurry that I; it merely keeps pace with circumstances...

Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.

Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.

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.

There are two levers for moving men: interest and fear.

There are two levers for moving men: interest and fear.

The best cure for the body is a quiet mind.

The best cure for the body is a quiet mind.

Imagination rules the world.

Imagination rules the world.

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.

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich

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...

Water, air, and cleanness are the chief articles in my pharmacy.

Water, air, and cleanness are the chief articles in my pharmacy.

The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and...

The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and...

If I had believed in a God of rewards and punishments, I might have lost...

If I had believed in a God of rewards and punishments, I might have lost...

Imagination governs the world.

Imagination governs the world.

Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.

Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.

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...

Truth alone wounds.

Truth alone wounds.

Death cancels everything but truth

Death cancels everything but truth

It is a melancholy truth that even great men have their poor relations.

It is a melancholy truth that even great men have their poor relations.