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

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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You must not fear death, my lads; defy him, and you drive him into the...

You must not fear death, my lads; defy him, and you drive him into the...

I am sometimes a fox and sometimes a lion. The whole secret of government lies...

I am sometimes a fox and sometimes a lion. The whole secret of government lies...

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...

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

It is the cause, not the death, that makes the martyr.

It is the cause, not the death, that makes the martyr.

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

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

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...

A celebrated people lose dignity upon a closer view.

A celebrated people lose dignity upon a closer view.

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 surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

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 have only one counsel for you - be master.

I have only one counsel for you - be master.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

Ability is nothing without opportunity.

Ability is nothing without opportunity.

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.

Public instruction should be the first object of government.

Public instruction should be the first object of government.

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.

An army marches on its stomach.

An army marches on its stomach.

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...