Public morals are natural complements of all laws: they are by themselves an entire code.

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.

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...

There is one kind of robber whom the law does not strike at, and who...

There is one kind of robber whom the law does not strike at, and who...

History is a set of lies agreed upon.

History is a set of lies agreed upon.

There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the...

There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the...

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...

I hate and I love. Perhaps you ask why I do so. I do not...

I hate and I love. Perhaps you ask why I do so. I do not...

History is a set of lies agreed upon.

History is a set of lies agreed upon.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

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 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.

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...

Truth alone wounds.

Truth alone wounds.

Doctors will have more lives to answer for in the next world than even we...

Doctors will have more lives to answer for in the next world than even we...

In politics stupidity is not a handicap.

In politics stupidity is not a handicap.

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...

A Constitution should be short and obscure

A Constitution should be short and obscure

Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.

Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.

Work is accomplished by those employees who have not yet reached their level of incompetence.

Work is accomplished by those employees who have not yet reached their level of incompetence.

The country and the Congress were misled into war. I regret that we were not...

The country and the Congress were misled into war. I regret that we were not...