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" Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues. "
Napoleon Bonaparte
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" The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and the great welcome them out of vanity or need. "
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" Let the path be open to talent. "
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" The act of policing is, in order to punish less often, to punish more severely. "
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" The people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree with you and are too cowardly to let you know. "
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" He who knows how to flatter also knows how to slander. "
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" In politics stupidity is not a handicap. "
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" We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him. "
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" If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god. "
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" If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing. "
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" When small men attempt great enterprises, they always end by reducing them to the level of their mediocrity. "
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" Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them. "
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Generals
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" Respect the burden. "
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" There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous. "
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" The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies. "
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" Medicines are only fit for old people. "
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Only
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" Ambition never is in a greater hurry than I; it merely keeps pace with circumstances and with my general way of thinking. "
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" I am sometimes a fox and sometimes a lion. The whole secret of government lies in knowing when to be the one or the other. "
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Sometimes
Lion
" Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the principles which direct them. "
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" I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords and harmonies. "
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" Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide. "
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" History is a set of lies agreed upon. "
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" An army marches on its stomach. "
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Army
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Stomach
" From the heights of these pyramids, forty centuries look down on us. "
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Heights
Down
Forty
" What is history but a fable agreed upon? "
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Agreed
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" The best cure for the body is a quiet mind. "
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