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Great men are meteors designed to burn so that earth may be lighted.
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God is on the side with the best artillery.
Napoleon Bonaparte
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What is a throne? - a bit of wood gilded and covered in velvet. I am the state- I alone am here the representative of the people. Even if I had done wrong you should not have reproached me in public - people wash their dirty linen at home. France has more need of me than I of France.
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The great proof of madness is the disproportion of one's designs to one's means.
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Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.
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Let the path be open to talent.
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If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.
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I would rather suffer with coffee than be senseless.
Napoleon Bonaparte
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Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.
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The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies.
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I know he's a good general, but is he lucky?
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If the art of war were nothing but the art of avoiding risks, glory would become the prey of mediocre minds.... I have made all the calculations; fate will do the rest.
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A Government protected by foreigners will never be accepted by a free people.
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I am surrounded by priests who repeat incessantly that their kingdom is not of this world, and yet they lay their hands on everything they can get.
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The human race is governed by its imagination.
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I made all my generals out of mud.
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Respect the burden.
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You can do anything with bayonets except sit on them.
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You become strong by defying defeat and by turning loss into gain and failure to success.
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The army is the true nobility of our country.
Napoleon Bonaparte