When firmness is sufficient, rashness is unnecessary.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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There is one kind of robber whom the law does not strike at, and who...

There is one kind of robber whom the law does not strike at, and who...

High politic is only common sense applied to great things.

High politic is only common sense applied to great things.

God! How men of letters are stupid.

God! How men of letters are stupid.

An army marches on its stomach.

An army marches on its stomach.

Music, of all the liberal arts, has the greatest influence over the passions, and it...

Music, of all the liberal arts, has the greatest influence over the passions, and it...

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.

Truth alone wounds.

Truth alone wounds.

A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.

A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.

In politics... never retreat, never retract... never admit a mistake.

In politics... never retreat, never retract... never admit a mistake.

War is the business of barbarians.

War is the business of barbarians.

If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life...

If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life...

All religions have been made by men.

All religions have been made by men.

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

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

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

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

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

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

The great proof of madness is the disproportion of one's designs to one's means.

The great proof of madness is the disproportion of one's designs to one's means.

I am the successor, not of Louis XVI, but of Charlemagne.

I am the successor, not of Louis XVI, but of Charlemagne.

I can no longer obey; I have tasted command, and I cannot give it up.

I can no longer obey; I have tasted command, and I cannot give it up.

A Constitution should be short and obscure.

A Constitution should be short and obscure.