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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Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.

Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.

To love is so startling it leaves little time for anything else.

To love is so startling it leaves little time for anything else.

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...

In politics, an absurdity is not a handicap.

In politics, an absurdity is not a handicap.

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

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

Medicines are only fit for old people.

Medicines are only fit for old people.

When small men attempt great enterprises, they always end by reducing them to the level...

When small men attempt great enterprises, they always end by reducing them to the level...

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.

Respect the burden.

Respect the burden.

Fashion condemns us to many follies; the greatest is to make ourselves its slave

Fashion condemns us to many follies; the greatest is to make ourselves its slave

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...

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

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

Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.

Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.

Providence is always on the side of the last reserve

Providence is always on the side of the last reserve

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

The act of policing is, in order to punish less often, to punish more severely.

The act of policing is, in order to punish less often, to punish more severely.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

The French complain of everything, and always.

The French complain of everything, and always.