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

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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Battles are lost or won in 15 minites

Battles are lost or won in 15 minites

God! How men of letters are stupid.

God! How men of letters are stupid.

A leader is a dealer in hope

A leader is a dealer in hope

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...

Ability is of little account without opportunity.

Ability is of little account without opportunity.

Ability is nothing without opportunity.

Ability is nothing without opportunity.

England is a nation of shopkeepers.

England is a nation of shopkeepers.

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

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

The reason I beat the Austrians is, they did not known the value of five...

The reason I beat the Austrians is, they did not known the value of five...

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

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

When firmness is sufficient, rashness is unnecessary.

When firmness is sufficient, rashness is unnecessary.

Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.

Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.

Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.

Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.

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...

A man cannot become an atheist merely by wishing it.

A man cannot become an atheist merely by wishing it.

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.

It requires more courage to suffer than to die.

It requires more courage to suffer than to die.

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...

There is a remedy for everything; it is called death.

There is a remedy for everything; it is called death.

Nothing can happen more beautiful than death.

Nothing can happen more beautiful than death.