War is the business of barbarians.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

I have only one counsel for you - be master.

I have only one counsel for you - be master.

War is the business of barbarians

War is the business of barbarians

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...

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...

The great art of governing consists in not letting men grow old in their jobs

The great art of governing consists in not letting men grow old in their jobs

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...

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.

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...

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent.

One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent.

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...

Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them.

Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them.

The French complain of everything, and always.

The French complain of everything, and always.

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...

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.

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

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