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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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.

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...

Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence

Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.

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

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

God! How men of letters are stupid.

God! How men of letters are stupid.

Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone...

Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone...

The extent of your consciousness is limited only by your ability to love and to...

The extent of your consciousness is limited only by your ability to love and to...

Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of...

Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of...

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.

Respect the burden.

Respect the burden.

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

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

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

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

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

Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them.

Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them.

Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and...

Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and...

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...

Among those who dislike oppression are many who like to oppress.

Among those who dislike oppression are many who like to oppress.

Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.

Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.

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.