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

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.

We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.

In order to govern, the question is not to follow out a more or less...

In order to govern, the question is not to follow out a more or less...

Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.

Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.

Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.

Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.

A celebrated people lose dignity upon a closer view.

A celebrated people lose dignity upon a closer view.

In politics, an absurdity is not a handicap.

In politics, an absurdity is not a handicap.

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...

Public morals are natural complements of all laws: they are by themselves an entire code.

Public morals are natural complements of all laws: they are by themselves an entire code.

It requires more courage to suffer than to die.

It requires more courage to suffer than to die.

Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform...

Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform...

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...

The extent of your consciousness is limited only by your ability to love and to...

The extent of your consciousness is limited only by your ability to love and to...

In politics stupidity is not a handicap.

In politics stupidity is not a handicap.

Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and...

Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and...

Providence is always on the side of the last reserve

Providence is always on the side of the last reserve

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich

There are two levers for moving men: interest and fear.

There are two levers for moving men: interest and fear.

In war, three quarters turns on personal character and relations; the balance of manpower and...

In war, three quarters turns on personal character and relations; the balance of manpower and...

I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so...

I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so...

I can predict with absolute certainty that within another generation there will be another world...

I can predict with absolute certainty that within another generation there will be another world...