The infectiousness of crime is like that of the plague.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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England is a nation of shopkeepers.

England is a nation of shopkeepers.

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.

One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent.

One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent.

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...

When firmness is sufficient, rashness is unnecessary.

When firmness is sufficient, rashness is unnecessary.

The great art of governing consists in not letting men grow old in their jobs

The great art of governing consists in not letting men grow old in their jobs

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...

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

Ability is nothing without opportunity.

Ability is nothing without opportunity.

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

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

A Constitution should be short and obscure

A Constitution should be short and obscure

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 are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the...

There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the...

In politics, an absurdity is not a handicap.

In politics, an absurdity is not a handicap.

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...

To do all that one is able to do, is to be a man; to...

To do all that one is able to do, is to be a man; to...

The French complain of everything, and always.

The French complain of everything, and always.

The great proof of madness is the disproportion of one's designs to one's means.

The great proof of madness is the disproportion of one's designs to one's means.

I have found both freedom and safety in my madness; the freedom of loneliness and...

I have found both freedom and safety in my madness; the freedom of loneliness and...

A child born today in the United Kingdom stands a ten times greater chance of...

A child born today in the United Kingdom stands a ten times greater chance of...