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Famous Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes
“Imagination rules the world.”
“If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god.”
“You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war.”
“A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.”
“The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.”
“Throw off your worries when you throw off your clothes at night.”
“History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.”
“Music is the voice that tells us that the human race is greater than it knows.”
“Doctors will have more lives to answer for in the next world than even we generals.”
“Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them.”
“In politics... never retreat, never retract... never admit a mistake.”
“One must change one's tactics every ten years if one wishes to maintain one's superiority.”
“Among those who dislike oppression are many who like to oppress.”
“Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues.”
“The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.”
“Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.”
“The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second virtue.”
“Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.”
“A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.”
“He who knows how to flatter also knows how to slander.”
“Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in.”
“If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.”
“Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet.”