When firmness is sufficient, rashness is unnecessary.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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

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

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

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

Revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets

Revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets

He who knows how to flatter also knows how to slander.

He who knows how to flatter also knows how to slander.

History is a set of lies agreed upon.

History is a set of lies agreed upon.

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.

The bed has become a place of luxury to me! I would not exchange it...

The bed has become a place of luxury to me! I would not exchange it...

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

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

Never awake me when you have good news to announce, because with good news nothing...

Never awake me when you have good news to announce, because with good news nothing...

A leader is a dealer in hope.

A leader is a dealer in hope.

The human race is governed by its imagination.

The human race is governed by its imagination.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.

An Inuit hunter asked the local missionary priest: If I did not know about God...

An Inuit hunter asked the local missionary priest: If I did not know about God...

When you can get people to believe in virgin birth and resurrection of the dead...

When you can get people to believe in virgin birth and resurrection of the dead...

Religion is the metaphysics of the masses.

Religion is the metaphysics of the masses.