The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better to abandon one's self to destiny.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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

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

War is the business of barbarians

War is the business of barbarians

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.

The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and...

The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and...

Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of...

Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of...

A leader is a dealer in hope

A leader is a dealer in hope

Truth alone wounds.

Truth alone wounds.

Doctors will have more lives to answer for in the next world than even we...

Doctors will have more lives to answer for in the next world than even we...

Women are nothing but machines for producing children.

Women are nothing but machines for producing children.

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...

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.

Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet.

Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet.

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.

A soul you say? Give my pocketwatch to a savage and he'll think it has...

A soul you say? Give my pocketwatch to a savage and he'll think it has...

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

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

Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.

Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.

We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.

We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.

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

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

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...

Let the path be open to talent.

Let the path be open to talent.