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

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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

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

Let the path be open to talent.

Let the path be open to talent.

A Constitution should be short and obscure.

A Constitution should be short and obscure.

Public instruction should be the first object of government.

Public instruction should be the first object of government.

Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform...

Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform...

I can no longer obey; I have tasted command, and I cannot give it up.

I can no longer obey; I have tasted command, and I cannot give it up.

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

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

When firmness is sufficient, rashness is unnecessary.

When firmness is sufficient, rashness is unnecessary.

France has more need of me than I have need of France.

France has more need of me than I have need of France.

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...

He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.

He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.

The only conquests which are permanent and leave no regrets are our conquests over ourselves.

The only conquests which are permanent and leave no regrets are our conquests over ourselves.

Ambition never is in a greater hurry that I; it merely keeps pace with circumstances...

Ambition never is in a greater hurry that I; it merely keeps pace with circumstances...

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

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

As for me, to love you alone, to make you happy, to do nothing which...

As for me, to love you alone, to make you happy, to do nothing which...

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

A leader is a dealer in hope

A leader is a dealer in hope

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...

Music is a means of giving form to our inner feelings, without attaching them to...

Music is a means of giving form to our inner feelings, without attaching them to...

When music and courtesy are better understood and appreciated, there will be no war

When music and courtesy are better understood and appreciated, there will be no war

To be successful, the first thing to do is fall in love with your work.

To be successful, the first thing to do is fall in love with your work.