Napoleon Bonaparte

History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.

A revolution can be neither made nor stopped. The only thing that can be done is for one of several of its children to give it a direction by dint of victories.

The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence. And the great welcome them, not because they love them, but for their numbers.

Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.

When I give a minister an order, I leave it to him to find the means to carry it out.

The secret of great battles consists in knowing how to deploy and concentrate at the right time.

Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet.

You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war.

All men are equal before death.

The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second virtue.

The extent of your domain varies with the extent of your mind.

The true conqueror is he who can command himself.

Ambition is the last refuge of the failure.

A picture is worth a thousand words.

Let the path be open to talent.

The French complain of everything, and always have; they will bring about a revolution for the sake of having one.

Skepticism is the first step towards truth.

What is history but a fable agreed upon?

The human race is a monotonous affair. Most people spend the greatest part of their time working in order to live, and what little freedom remains so fills them with fear that they seek out any and every means to be rid of it.

I have made all the mistakes one can make in the world, but I have never made the mistake of claiming that I never made one.