With audacity one can undertake anything, but not do everything.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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Ability is nothing without opportunity.

Ability is nothing without opportunity.

Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy.

Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy.

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.

Music is the voice that tells us that the human race is greater than it...

Music is the voice that tells us that the human race is greater than it...

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.

If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.

If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.

We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.

We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.

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 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...

History is a set of lies agreed upon.

History is a set of lies agreed upon.

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...

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

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

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.

History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.

History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.

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

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

As for me, to love you alone, to make you happy, to do nothing which...

As for me, to love you alone, to make you happy, to do nothing which...

A soul you say? Give my pocketwatch to a savage and he'll think it has...

A soul you say? Give my pocketwatch to a savage and he'll think it has...

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

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

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...

Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.

Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.