When firmness is sufficient, rashness is unnecessary.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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A leader is a dealer in hope

A leader is a dealer in hope

Imagination rules the world.

Imagination rules the world.

England is a nation of shopkeepers.

England is a nation of shopkeepers.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

Throw off your worries when you throw off your clothes at night.

Throw off your worries when you throw off your clothes at night.

The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second...

The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second...

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

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

War is the business of barbarians

War is the business of barbarians

One must change one's tactics every ten years if one wishes to maintain one's superiority.

One must change one's tactics every ten years if one wishes to maintain one's superiority.

Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.

Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.

In politics, an absurdity is not a handicap.

In politics, an absurdity is not a handicap.

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.

In politics stupidity is not a handicap.

In politics stupidity is not a handicap.

The art of government is not to let me grow stale.

The art of government is not to let me grow stale.

We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.

We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.

The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.

The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.

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...

Greatness be nothing unless it be lasting.

Greatness be nothing unless it be lasting.

No one ever achieved greatness by playing it safe.

No one ever achieved greatness by playing it safe.

It is true greatness to have in one the frailty of a man and the...

It is true greatness to have in one the frailty of a man and the...