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

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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

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

A picture is worth a thousand words.

A picture is worth a thousand words.

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...

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

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...

The extent of your consciousness is limited only by your ability to love and to...

The extent of your consciousness is limited only by your ability to love and to...

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.

Let the path be open to talent.

Let the path be open to talent.

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...

Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.

Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.

Respect the burden.

Respect the burden.

A Constitution should be short and obscure

A Constitution should be short and obscure

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

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

Religion is what keeps the poor man from murdering the rich

Religion is what keeps the poor man from murdering the rich

A true man hates no one.

A true man hates no one.

England is a nation of shopkeepers.

England is a nation of shopkeepers.

There are two kinds of fidelity - that of dogs and that of cats; and...

There are two kinds of fidelity - that of dogs and that of cats; and...

Revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets

Revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets

When liberty comes with hands dabbled in blood it is hard to shake hands with...

When liberty comes with hands dabbled in blood it is hard to shake hands with...

In America, the land of the permanent revolution, ulcers and cancer often become, for the...

In America, the land of the permanent revolution, ulcers and cancer often become, for the...