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

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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What is history but a fable agreed upon?

What is history but a fable agreed upon?

Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of...

Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of...

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest.

There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest.

I hate and I love. Perhaps you ask why I do so. I do not...

I hate and I love. Perhaps you ask why I do so. I do not...

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

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...

Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.

Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.

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

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

The army is the true nobility of our country.

The army is the true nobility of our country.

Medicines are only fit for old people.

Medicines are only fit for old people.

Public morals are natural complements of all laws: they are by themselves an entire code.

Public morals are natural complements of all laws: they are by themselves an entire code.

Fashion condemns us to many follies; the greatest is to make ourselves its slave

Fashion condemns us to many follies; the greatest is to make ourselves its slave

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...

France has more need of me than I have need of France.

France has more need of me than I have need of France.

With audacity one can undertake anything, but not do everything.

With audacity one can undertake anything, but not do everything.

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...

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

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

I don't have space to enter into the examples or the history of this, so...

I don't have space to enter into the examples or the history of this, so...

The history of liberty is a history of resistance.

The history of liberty is a history of resistance.