500 Quotes by Napoleon

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    International incidents must not be allowed to shape foreign policy, foreign policy must shape the incidents.

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    A beautiful woman like eyes, and a good heart; One is a beautiful thing, and other treasures.

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    Ability is of little account without opportunity. I have very rarely met with two o’clock in the morning courage: I mean instantaneous courage.

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    Love is the occupation of the idle man, the amusement of a busy one, and the shipwreck of a sovereign.

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    Great battles are won with artillery.

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    I have so often been mistaken that I no longer blush for it.

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    Here, Gentlemen, a dog teaches us a lesson in humanity.

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    Reconnaissance memoranda should always be written in the simplest style and be purely descriptive. They should never stray from their objective by introducing extraneous ideas.

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    The object of war is victory, the object of victory is conquest, and the object of conquest is occupation.

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