Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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The art of government is not to let me grow stale.

The art of government is not to let me grow stale.

To do all that one is able to do, is to be a man; to...

To do all that one is able to do, is to be a man; to...

Revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets

Revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets

Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.

Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.

Over-preparation is the foe of inspiration

Over-preparation is the foe of inspiration

When soldiers have been baptized in the fire of a battle-field, they have all one...

When soldiers have been baptized in the fire of a battle-field, they have all one...

Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.

Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.

A Constitution should be short and obscure.

A Constitution should be short and obscure.

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 people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree...

The people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree...

It requires more courage to suffer than to die.

It requires more courage to suffer than to die.

Ability is nothing without opportunity.

Ability is nothing without opportunity.

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...

There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.

There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.

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

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

Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.

Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.

Men take only their needs into consideration - never their abilities.

Men take only their needs into consideration - never their abilities.

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

It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when...

It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when...

Strength is Happiness. Strength is itself victory. In weakness and cowardice there is no happiness....

Strength is Happiness. Strength is itself victory. In weakness and cowardice there is no happiness....