If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second...

The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second...

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

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

I made all my generals out of mud.

I made all my generals out of mud.

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

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

What is history but a fable agreed upon?

What is history but a fable agreed upon?

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...

We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.

We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.

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...

I must see her and press her to my heart. I love her to the...

I must see her and press her to my heart. I love her to the...

The infectiousness of crime is like that of the plague.

The infectiousness of crime is like that of the plague.

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...

Over-preparation is the foe of inspiration

Over-preparation is the foe of inspiration

Battles are lost or won in 15 minites

Battles are lost or won in 15 minites

A revolution can be neither made nor stopped. The only thing that can be done...

A revolution can be neither made nor stopped. The only thing that can be done...

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...

War is the business of barbarians.

War is the business of barbarians.

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.

The best cure for the body is a quiet mind.

The best cure for the body is a quiet mind.

He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.

He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.