The infectiousness of crime is like that of the plague.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.

Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.

Imagination rules the world.

Imagination rules the world.

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

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

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.

If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.

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

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

God! How men of letters are stupid.

God! How men of letters are stupid.

If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.

If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.

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

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

Providence is always on the side of the last reserve

Providence is always on the side of the last reserve

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love...

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love...

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...

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.

Let the path be open to talent.

Let the path be open to talent.

Greatness be nothing unless it be lasting.

Greatness be nothing unless it be lasting.

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...

Love is a matter of chemistry, but Sex is a matter of physics

Love is a matter of chemistry, but Sex is a matter of physics

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

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

England is a nation of shopkeepers.

England is a nation of shopkeepers.

A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.

A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.