There is one kind of robber whom the law does not strike at, and who steals what is most precious to men: time.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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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.

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...

In politics... never retreat, never retract... never admit a mistake.

In politics... never retreat, never retract... never admit a mistake.

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

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

Men of genius are meteors intended to burn to light their century.

Men of genius are meteors intended to burn to light their century.

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich

Greatness be nothing unless it be lasting.

Greatness be nothing unless it be lasting.

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

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

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

I am sometimes a fox and sometimes a lion. The whole secret of government lies...

I am sometimes a fox and sometimes a lion. The whole secret of government lies...

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

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

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...

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...

Courage is like love; it must have hope to nourish it.

Courage is like love; it must have hope to nourish it.

Ambition never is in a greater hurry that I; it merely keeps pace with circumstances...

Ambition never is in a greater hurry that I; it merely keeps pace with circumstances...

Medicines are only fit for old people.

Medicines are only fit for old people.

We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.

We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.

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...

Force shites upon Reason's Back.

Force shites upon Reason's Back.

There is always a multitude of reasons both in favor of doing a thing and...

There is always a multitude of reasons both in favor of doing a thing and...