Music, of all the liberal arts, has the greatest influence over the passions, and it is that to which the legislator ought to give the greatest encouragement

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

Topics: Music Quotes, Passion Quotes

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...

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.

When firmness is sufficient, rashness is unnecessary.

When firmness is sufficient, rashness is unnecessary.

Imagination rules the world.

Imagination rules the world.

I made all my generals out of mud.

I made all my generals out of mud.

It requires more courage to suffer than to die.

It requires more courage to suffer than to die.

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...

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

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

Life is strewn with so many dangers, and can be the source of so many...

Life is strewn with so many dangers, and can be the source of so many...

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

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

A man cannot become an atheist merely by wishing it.

A man cannot become an atheist merely by wishing it.

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

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

The best cure for the body is a quiet mind.

The best cure for the body is a quiet mind.

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

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

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.

A revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets.

A revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets.

As for me, to love you alone, to make you happy, to do nothing which...

As for me, to love you alone, to make you happy, to do nothing which...

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...

The men the American people admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men...

The men the American people admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men...

Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government.

Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government.