Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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Music is the voice that tells us that the human race is greater than it...

Music is the voice that tells us that the human race is greater than it...

We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.

We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.

In politics... never retreat, never retract... never admit a mistake.

In politics... never retreat, never retract... never admit a mistake.

The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who...

The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who...

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...

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich

With audacity one can undertake anything, but not do everything.

With audacity one can undertake anything, but not do everything.

A true man hates no one.

A true man hates no one.

There are two kinds of fidelity - that of dogs and that of cats; and...

There are two kinds of fidelity - that of dogs and that of cats; and...

Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.

Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.

The French complain of everything, and always.

The French complain of everything, and always.

Let the path be open to talent.

Let the path be open to talent.

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.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

You must not fear death, my lads; defy him, and you drive him into the...

You must not fear death, my lads; defy him, and you drive him into the...

The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.

The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.

Men of genius are meteors intended to burn to light their century.

Men of genius are meteors intended to burn to light their century.

What the world needs is more geniuses with humility, there are so few of us...

What the world needs is more geniuses with humility, there are so few of us...

Genius, like humanity, rusts for the want of use

Genius, like humanity, rusts for the want of use