One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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Victory belongs to the most persevering.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

Never awake me when you have good news to announce, because with good news nothing...

Never awake me when you have good news to announce, because with good news nothing...

A Constitution should be short and obscure

A Constitution should be short and obscure

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

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

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...

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...

England is a nation of shopkeepers.

England is a nation of shopkeepers.

High politic is only common sense applied to great things.

High politic is only common sense applied to great things.

The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who...

The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who...

The only victory over love is flight.

The only victory over love is flight.

If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.

If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.

There is no such thing as accident; it is fate misnamed.

There is no such thing as accident; it is fate misnamed.

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich

A true man hates no one.

A true man hates no one.

War is the business of barbarians

War is the business of barbarians

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.

Medicines are only fit for old people.

Medicines are only fit for old people.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

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

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