In order to govern, the question is not to follow out a more or less valid theory but to build with whatever materials are at hand. The inevitable must be accepted and turned to advantage.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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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.

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...

Religion is what keeps the poor man from murdering the rich

Religion is what keeps the poor man from murdering the rich

A man cannot become an atheist merely by wishing it.

A man cannot become an atheist merely by wishing it.

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...

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...

To love is so startling it leaves little time for anything else.

To love is so startling it leaves little time for anything else.

Vengeance has no foresight

Vengeance has no foresight

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...

Genuine victories, the sole conquests yielding no remorse, are those gained over ignorance

Genuine victories, the sole conquests yielding no remorse, are those gained over ignorance

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

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

A man will fight harder for his interests than for his rights.

A man will fight harder for his interests than for his rights.

God! How men of letters are stupid.

God! How men of letters are stupid.

A true man hates no one.

A true man hates no one.

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

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

The only conquests which are permanent and leave no regrets are our conquests over ourselves.

The only conquests which are permanent and leave no regrets are our conquests over ourselves.

There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.

There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.

Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.

Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.

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

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

Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.

Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.