Public instruction should be the first object of government.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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

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

The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second...

The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second...

I am the successor, not of Louis XVI, but of Charlemagne.

I am the successor, not of Louis XVI, but of Charlemagne.

Genuine victories, the sole conquests yielding no remorse, are those gained over ignorance

Genuine victories, the sole conquests yielding no remorse, are those gained over ignorance

Women are nothing but machines for producing children.

Women are nothing but machines for producing children.

God! How men of letters are stupid.

God! How men of letters are stupid.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.

Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.

The reason I beat the Austrians is, they did not known the value of five...

The reason I beat the Austrians is, they did not known the value of five...

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.

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

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

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

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

Ability is of little account without opportunity.

Ability is of little account without opportunity.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

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...

A celebrated people lose dignity upon a closer view.

A celebrated people lose dignity upon a closer view.

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...

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.

It is nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.

It is nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.

If a man is good in his heart, then he is an ethical member of...

If a man is good in his heart, then he is an ethical member of...