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Famous Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes
“One can lead a nation only by helping it see a bright outlook. A leader is a dealer in hope.”
“The only conquests that are permanent and leave no regrets are our conquests over ourselves.”
“Put a rogue in the limelight and he will act like an honest man.”
“Do you wish to find out the really sublime? Repeat the Lord's Prayer.”
“The Bible is no mere book, but a Living Creature, with a power that conquers all that oppose it.”
“The best way to make every one poor is to insist on equality of wealth.”
“The poor man commands respect; the beggar must always excite anger.”
“Fashion condemns us to many follies, the greatest is to make oneself its slave.”
“There is no place in a fanatic's head where reason can enter.”
“To be believed make the truth unbelievable.”
“The practice of law sharpens the mind by making it narrow.”
“All becomes easy when we follow the current of opinion; it is the ruler of the world.”
“Treaties are observed as long as they are in harmony with interests.”
“Republican despotism is more fertile in acts of tyranny, because everyone has a hand in it.”
“The fool has one great advantage over a man of sense; he is always satisfied with himself.”
“The heart of a statesman should be in his head.”
“He, who practices right, but in the hope of acquiring great renown, is very near to vice.”
“Two armies are two bodies which meet and try to frighten each other.”
“Neglect of duty does not cease, by repetition, to be neglect of duty.”
“The art of being sometimes audacious and sometimes very prudent is the secret of success.”
“Few really believe. The most only believe that they believe or even make believe.”
“Champagne! In victory, one deserves it; in defeat one needs it.”
“Revolutions are like the most noxious dungheaps, which bring into life the noblest vegetables.”
“The English have no exaulted sentiments. They can all be bought.”