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

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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

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

War is the business of barbarians.

War is the business of barbarians.

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

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

There are times when a battle decides everything, and there are times when the most...

There are times when a battle decides everything, and there are times when the most...

Mankind's worst enemy is fear of work

Mankind's worst enemy is fear of work

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.

An army marches on its stomach.

An army marches on its stomach.

Respect the burden.

Respect the burden.

From the heights of these pyramids, forty centuries look down on us.

From the heights of these pyramids, forty centuries look down on us.

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

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

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

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

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

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

In politics, an absurdity is not a handicap.

In politics, an absurdity is not a handicap.

Ability is of little account without opportunity.

Ability is of little account without opportunity.

When soldiers have been baptized in the fire of a battle-field, they have all one...

When soldiers have been baptized in the fire of a battle-field, they have all one...

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

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

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...

If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life...

If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life...

There is a story, which is fairly well known, about when the missionaries came to...

There is a story, which is fairly well known, about when the missionaries came to...

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit