When soldiers have been baptized in the fire of a battle-field, they have all one rank in my eyes.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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The reason I beat the Austrians is, they did not known the value of five...

The reason I beat the Austrians is, they did not known the value of five...

The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.

The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.

Battles are lost or won in 15 minites

Battles are lost or won in 15 minites

The French complain of everything, and always.

The French complain of everything, and always.

If I had believed in a God of rewards and punishments, I might have lost...

If I had believed in a God of rewards and punishments, I might have lost...

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...

You must not fear death, my lads; defy him, and you drive him into the...

You must not fear death, my lads; defy him, and you drive him into the...

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.

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...

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...

Genuine victories, the sole conquests yielding no remorse, are those gained over ignorance

Genuine victories, the sole conquests yielding no remorse, are those gained over ignorance

An urgent missive sent to Josephine Home in three days. Don't wash.

An urgent missive sent to Josephine Home in three days. Don't wash.

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

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

A Constitution should be short and obscure

A Constitution should be short and obscure

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

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

Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues.

Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues.

The human race is governed by its imagination.

The human race is governed by its imagination.

Greatness be nothing unless it be lasting.

Greatness be nothing unless it be lasting.

Promise me you'll never forget me because if I thought you would I'd never leave.

Promise me you'll never forget me because if I thought you would I'd never leave.

The test of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it,...

The test of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it,...