Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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Water, air, and cleanness are the chief articles in my pharmacy.

Water, air, and cleanness are the chief articles in my pharmacy.

The infectiousness of crime is like that of the plague.

The infectiousness of crime is like that of the plague.

A celebrated people lose dignity upon a closer view.

A celebrated people lose dignity upon a closer view.

Over-preparation is the foe of inspiration

Over-preparation is the foe of inspiration

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

A man cannot become an atheist merely by wishing it.

A man cannot become an atheist merely by wishing it.

Ability is of little account without opportunity.

Ability is of little account without opportunity.

The word impossible is not in my dictionary.

The word impossible is not in my dictionary.

The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.

The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.

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

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

There are two levers for moving men: interest and fear.

There are two levers for moving men: interest and fear.

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...

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...

You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all...

You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all...

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 soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.

A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.

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...

It is the cause, not the death, that makes the martyr.

It is the cause, not the death, that makes the martyr.

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...

He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.

He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.