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

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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I made all my generals out of mud.

I made all my generals out of mud.

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...

A Constitution should be short and obscure

A Constitution should be short and obscure

Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet.

Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet.

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.

All religions have been made by men.

All religions have been made by men.

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.

The word impossible is not in my dictionary.

The word impossible is not in my dictionary.

Vengeance has no foresight

Vengeance has no foresight

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.

The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.

Music is the voice that tells us that the human race is greater than it...

Music is the voice that tells us that the human race is greater than it...

War is the business of barbarians.

War is the business of barbarians.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.