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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War is the business of barbarians.

War is the business of barbarians.

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.

A Constitution should be short and obscure

A Constitution should be short and obscure

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...

Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence

Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence

When soldiers have been baptized in the fire of a battle-field, they have all one...

When soldiers have been baptized in the fire of a battle-field, they have all one...

If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life...

If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life...

Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.

Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.

The best cure for the body is a quiet mind.

The best cure for the body is a quiet mind.

Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy.

Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy.

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...

Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues.

Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

I am the successor, not of Louis XVI, but of Charlemagne.

I am the successor, not of Louis XVI, but of Charlemagne.

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

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

The leader of genius must have the ability to make different opponents appear as if...

The leader of genius must have the ability to make different opponents appear as if...

Common sense is genius in its working clothes

Common sense is genius in its working clothes