The infectiousness of crime is like that of the plague.

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.

Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone...

Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone...

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

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

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

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

Women are nothing but machines for producing children.

Women are nothing but machines for producing children.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

Water, air, and cleanness are the chief articles in my pharmacy.

Water, air, and cleanness are the chief articles in my pharmacy.

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...

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

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

Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them.

Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

Imagination governs the world.

Imagination governs the world.

Religion is what keeps the poor man from murdering the rich

Religion is what keeps the poor man from murdering the rich

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...

Vengeance has no foresight

Vengeance has no foresight

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...

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...

War is the business of barbarians.

War is the business of barbarians.

I have only one counsel for you - be master.

I have only one counsel for you - be master.

There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest.

There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest.