Napoleon Bonaparte

Give me enough medals and I'll win you any war.

Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet. Religion is what prevents the poor from murdering the rich.

In politics, an absurdity is not an obstacle.

The strong man is the one who can intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind.

One must not fight with too many enemies at once.

The people to whom I have done the most good are those who complain the most of me.

He who fears being conquered is sure to be defeated.

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

The most dangerous moment for a bad government is when it begins to reform.

Public opinion is a force no less powerful than the sword.

The art of being a bore is to say everything.

It is not what is true that counts, but what is thought to be true.

I have made all the mistakes of the generals before me, and I have learned from them.

Nothing is lost as long as one thinks it is not.

The principles of war are the same as those of a siege. Fire, movement, and surprise.

The greatest danger occurs at the moment of victory.

It is not genius that has revealed to me all the secrets of life, but my memory.

One may lose a battle, but one must never lose the advantage of a moment.

The poor wretches say anything that comes into their mind and what they think the interrogator wishes to know.

If you wish to be success in the world promise everything deliver nothing.