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

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

Topics: Fear Quotes, Interest Quotes

I hate and I love. Perhaps you ask why I do so. I do not...

I hate and I love. Perhaps you ask why I do so. I do not...

The only conquests which are permanent and leave no regrets are our conquests over ourselves.

The only conquests which are permanent and leave no regrets are our conquests over ourselves.

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...

Providence is always on the side of the last reserve

Providence is always on the side of the last reserve

A man cannot become an atheist merely by wishing it.

A man cannot become an atheist merely by wishing it.

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

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

Life is strewn with so many dangers, and can be the source of so many...

Life is strewn with so many dangers, and can be the source of so many...

Vengeance has no foresight

Vengeance has no foresight

Men take only their needs into consideration - never their abilities.

Men take only their needs into consideration - never their abilities.

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...

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

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

A revolution can be neither made nor stopped. The only thing that can be done...

A revolution can be neither made nor stopped. The only thing that can be done...

With audacity one can undertake anything, but not do everything.

With audacity one can undertake anything, but not do everything.

God! How men of letters are stupid.

God! How men of letters are stupid.

The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second...

The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second...

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.

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...

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...

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

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

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