Napoleon Bonaparte
France
15 Aug 1769 // 5 May 1821
General / Emperor
15 Aug 1769 // 5 May 1821
General / Emperor
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Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult
Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone to take her away from me
One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent
Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide
Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake
Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence
Men take only their needs into consideration - never their abilities
Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self interest
Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues
Medicines are only fit for old people
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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