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

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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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...

One must change one's tactics every ten years if one wishes to maintain one's superiority.

One must change one's tactics every ten years if one wishes to maintain one's superiority.

It requires more courage to suffer than to die.

It requires more courage to suffer than to die.

There are times when a battle decides everything, and there are times when the most...

There are times when a battle decides everything, and there are times when the most...

There are two kinds of fidelity - that of dogs and that of cats; and...

There are two kinds of fidelity - that of dogs and that of cats; and...

Vengeance has no foresight

Vengeance has no foresight

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.

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...

What is history but a fable agreed upon?

What is history but a fable agreed upon?

From the heights of these pyramids, forty centuries look down on us.

From the heights of these pyramids, forty centuries look down on us.

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...

A true man hates no one.

A true man hates no one.

The infectiousness of crime is like that of the plague.

The infectiousness of crime is like that of the plague.

In politics... never retreat, never retract... never admit a mistake.

In politics... never retreat, never retract... never admit a mistake.

The best cure for the body is a quiet mind.

The best cure for the body is a quiet mind.

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...

Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.

Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.

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

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

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...