Over-preparation is the foe of inspiration

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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The best cure for the body is a quiet mind.

The best cure for the body is a quiet mind.

Music, of all the liberal arts, has the greatest influence over the passions, and it...

Music, of all the liberal arts, has the greatest influence over the passions, and it...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

I made all my generals out of mud.

I made all my generals out of mud.

Greatness be nothing unless it be lasting.

Greatness be nothing unless it be lasting.

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich

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

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

In order to govern, the question is not to follow out a more or less...

In order to govern, the question is not to follow out a more or less...

I must see her and press her to my heart. I love her to the...

I must see her and press her to my heart. I love her to the...

Courage is like love; it must have hope to nourish it.

Courage is like love; it must have hope to nourish it.

Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.

Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.

The infectiousness of crime is like that of the plague.

The infectiousness of crime is like that of the plague.

He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.

He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.

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...

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...

Don't worry about hurting me, if that's what you're afraid of. I want to get...

Don't worry about hurting me, if that's what you're afraid of. I want to get...

When I say I love Eastland, it sounds preposterous--a man who brutalizes people. But you...

When I say I love Eastland, it sounds preposterous--a man who brutalizes people. But *you*...

There are two reasons why people don't talk about something; Either it doesn't mean anything...

There are two reasons why people don't talk about something; Either it doesn't mean anything...