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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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Many a one commits a reprehensible action, who is at bottom an honourable man, because man seldom acts upon natural impulse, but from some secret passion of the moment which lies hidden and concealed within the narrowest folds of his heart.
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I have only one counsel for you - be master.
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The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better to abandon one's self to destiny.
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War is 90% information.
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You would make a ship sail against the winds and currents by lighting a bonfire under her decks? I have no time for such nonsense.
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True wisdom, in general, consists in energetic determination.
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There is a joy in danger.
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The inevitable end of multiple chiefs is that they fade and disappear for lack of unity.
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Leave the Artillerymen alone, they are an obstinate lot.
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Malice delights to blacken the characters of prominent men.
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Prison, blood, death, create enthusiasts and martyrs, and bring forth courage and desperate resolution.
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Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.
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The reason I beat the Austrians is, they did not known the value of five minutes
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In war, as in prostitution, amateurs are often better than professionals.
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When I had the honor to be a second lieutenant, I ate dry bread, but I never let anyone know that I was poor.
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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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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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Strategy is the art of making use of time and space. I am less concerned about the later than the former. Space we can recover, lost time never.
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The first quality of the commander-in-chief is a cool head to receive a correct impression of things. He should not allow himself to be confused by either good or bad news.
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To write history one must be more than a man, since the author who holds the pen of this great justiciary must be free from all preoccupation of interest or vanity.
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