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Napoleon Bonaparte
Age: 52 †
Born: 1769
Born: January 1
Died: 1821
Died: January 1
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by the Grace of God and the Constitutions
Emperor of the French and King of Italy
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emperador dels francesos Napoleó I
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Religions are all founded on miracles - on things we cannot understand, such as the Trinity. Jesus calls himself the Son of God, and yet is descended from David. I prefer the religion of Mahomet - it is less ridiculous than ours.
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True character stands the test of emergencies. Do not be mistaken, it is weakness from which the awakening is rude.
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The process of quitting smoking doesn't end with the last cigarette. It's not quitting itself, the real key is staying quit
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There is only one favorable moment in war talent consists in knowing how to seize it.
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Those who failed to oppose me, who readily agreed with me, accepted all my views, and yielded easily to my opinions, were those who did me the most injury, and were my worst enemies, because, by surrendering to me so easily, they encouraged me to go too far... I was then too powerful for any man, except myself, to injure me.
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Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I have founded empires. But on what did we rest the creations of our genius? Upon force. Jesus Christ founded his empire upon love and at this hour millions of men would die for him.
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Adversity is the midwife of genius
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We should wash our dirty linen at home.
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Independence, like honor, is a rocky island, without a beach.
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The French complain of everything, and always.
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We should always go before our enemies with confidence, otherwise our apparent uneasiness inspires them with greater boldness.
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Music is the voice that tells us that the human race is greater than it knows.
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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.
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The public spirit is in the hands of the man who knows how to make use of it.
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It must be recognized that the real truths of history are hard to discover. Happily, for the most part, they are rather matters of curiosity than of real importance.
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