Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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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.

Ability is nothing without opportunity.

Ability is nothing without opportunity.

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...

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.

Vengeance has no foresight

Vengeance has no foresight

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

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

Throw off your worries when you throw off your clothes at night.

Throw off your worries when you throw off your clothes at night.

The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better...

The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better...

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...

Public instruction should be the first object of government.

Public instruction should be the first object of government.

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

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

A Constitution should be short and obscure.

A Constitution should be short and obscure.

A picture is worth a thousand words.

A picture is worth a thousand words.

What is history but a fable agreed upon?

What is history but a fable agreed upon?

The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication...

The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication...

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.

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...

Excellence is not a singular act, but a habit. You are what you repeatedly do.

Excellence is not a singular act, but a habit. You are what you repeatedly do.

I learned from the example of my father that the manner in which one endures...

I learned from the example of my father that the manner in which one endures...