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Napoleon Bonaparte, a military commander and statesman from France, was born on August 15, 1769, and died on May 5, 1821. He is a controversial historical figure who led a series of reforms in France and became a significant figure in French history.

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“Alexander, Charlemagne and myself all tried to found an empire on force and we failed. Jesus Christ is building an empire on love, and today there are millions of people who would gladly die for His sake.”

People Inspiration Today Dies Found Jesus Force Christ Millions Building Jesus Christ Sake Empires

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“Soldiers win battles and generals get the medals.”

Winning Work Battle Soldier Medal Inspirational Military

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“I have never loved anyone for love's sake except, perhaps, Josephine - a little.”

Littles Marriage Sake

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“In war as in love, to bring matters to a close, you must get close together.”

Love War Matter Together

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“I don't employ Talleyrand when I want a thing done, but only when I want to have the appearance of wanting to do it.”

Want Done History Appearance Things Done

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“We are born, we live, we die among supernatural.”

Dies Born Wonder Mystery

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“Medicine is a collection of uncertain prescriptions, the results of which, taken collectively, are more fatal than useful to mankind.”

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“My dominion ends where that of conscience begins.”

Ends Conscience Dominion

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“The only way to lead people is to show them a future: a leader is a dealer in hope.”

People Way Shows Leadership Leader Dealer

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“Every French soldier carriers a marshal's baton in his knapsack.”

Leadership Empowerment Soldier Hospitality Carrier Baton

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“I haven't known 6 days of happiness in my life.”

Attitude Known Havens

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“I may lose a battle but I will never lose a minute.”

May Loses Minutes Battle

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“Strangers are just friends waiting to happen. To become a good man, one must have faithful friends, or outright enemies.”

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“You become strong by defying defeat and by turning loss into gain and failure to success.”

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“Europe thus divided into nationalities freely formed and free internally, peace between States would have become easier: the United States of Europe would become a possibility.”

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“Men have their virtues and their vices, their heroisms and their perversities; men are neither wholly good nor wholly bad, but possess and practice all that there is of good and bad here below. Such is the general rule. Temperament, education, the accidents of life, are modifying factors. Outside of this, everything is ordered arrangement, everything is chance. Such has been my rule of expectation and it has usually brought me success.”

Men Has Beens Chance Practice Virtue Expectations Vices Accidents Factors Heroism Arrangements Temperament Good And Bad Perversity Modifying General Education

Book:Napoleon in his own words from the French of Jules Bertaut

Source: Napoleon in his own words from the French of Jules Bertaut

“History paints the human heart.”

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“Every hour of lost time is a chance of future misfortune.”

Inspirational Lost Hours Chance Misfortunes Lost Time

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“History is the invention of historians.”

History Invention Historian

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