Women are nothing but machines for producing children.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
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About Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte, later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was Emperor of the French from 18 May 1804 until his first abdication in 1814, with a brief restoration during the Hundred Days in 1815. He rose to prominence as a general during the French Revolution and led a series of military campaigns across Europe and the Middle East during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. As a statesman, he implemented numerous legal and administrative reforms in France and Europe.
Read on Wikipedia → Find books by Napoleon BonaparteThe truest wisdom is a resolute determination.
War is the business of barbarians.
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.
Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in.
There is one kind of robber whom the law does not strike at, and who steals what is most precious to men: time.
If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.
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The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind.
Respect the burden.
Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet.
If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god.
Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.
One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent.
Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone to take her away from me.
I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords and harmonies.
In politics... never retreat, never retract... never admit a mistake.
In politics stupidity is not a handicap.
He who knows how to flatter also knows how to slander.
I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords and harmonies.
If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.
Music is the voice that tells us that the human race is greater than it knows.
Men take only their needs into consideration - never their abilities.
There is one kind of robber whom the law does not strike at, and who steals what is most precious to men: time.
When small men attempt great enterprises, they always end by reducing them to the level of their mediocrity.