When small men attempt great enterprises, they always end by reducing them to the level of their mediocrity.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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Imagination governs the world.

Imagination governs the world.

Providence is always on the side of the last reserve

Providence is always on the side of the last reserve

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.

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.

A Constitution should be short and obscure

A Constitution should be short and obscure

The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better...

The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better...

Love is a matter of chemistry, but Sex is a matter of physics

Love is a matter of chemistry, but Sex is a matter of physics

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.

France has more need of me than I have need of France.

France has more need of me than I have need of France.

The only conquests which are permanent and leave no regrets are our conquests over ourselves.

The only conquests which are permanent and leave no regrets are our conquests over ourselves.

A leader is a dealer in hope.

A leader is a dealer in hope.

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.

Vengeance has no foresight

Vengeance has no foresight

A man will fight harder for his interests than for his rights.

A man will fight harder for his interests than for his rights.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love...

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love...

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...

In politics stupidity is not a handicap.

In politics stupidity is not a handicap.

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...

If you think you're too small to have an impact, try going to bed with...

If you think you're too small to have an impact, try going to bed with...

My mind is not a bed to be made and re-made.

My mind is not a bed to be made and re-made.