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

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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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...

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...

Revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets

Revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets

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...

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...

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

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

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...

Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet

Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet

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

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

Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.

Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.

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

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

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

If I had believed in a God of rewards and punishments, I might have lost...

If I had believed in a God of rewards and punishments, I might have lost...

An urgent missive sent to Josephine Home in three days. Don't wash.

An urgent missive sent to Josephine Home in three days. Don't wash.

Water, air, and cleanness are the chief articles in my pharmacy.

Water, air, and cleanness are the chief articles in my pharmacy.

Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone...

Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone...

Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence

Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence

A leader is a dealer in hope

A leader is a dealer in hope

There can be hope only for a society which acts as one big family, not...

There can be hope only for a society which acts as one big family, not...

Youth lives on hope, old age on remembrance

Youth lives on hope, old age on remembrance