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Other Quotes by Napoleon Bonaparte
- 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.
- Arabia was idolatrous when, six centuries after Jesus, Muhammad introduced the worship of the God of Abraham, of Ishmael, of Moses, and Jesus. The Ariyans…
- A great reputation is a great noise, the more there is of it, and the further does it swell. Land, monuments, Nations, all fall, but…
- Two armies are two bodies which meet and try to frighten each other.
- I know men, and I tell you, Jesus is more than a man. Comparison is impossible between Him and any other human being who ever…
- An army's effectiveness depends on its size, training, experience, and morale, and morale is worth more than any of the other factors combined.
- The first method is that of a schemer and leads only to mediocre results; the other method is the path of genius and changes the…
- Flatterers and men of learning do not accord well with each other.
- I know men; and I tell you that Jesus Christ is not a man. Superficial minds see a resemblance between Christ and the founders of…
- The contagion of crime is like that of the plague. Criminals collected together corrupt each other. They are worse than ever when, at the termination…
- The fate of a battle is the result of a moment, of a thought: the hostile forces advance with various combinations, they attack each other…
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- Power and violence are opposites; where the one rules absolutely, the other is absent. Violence appears where power is in jeopardy, but… — Hannah Arendt
- The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes. — Aristotle
- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle
- A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler… — Aristotle
- In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the… — Aristotle
- The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. — Aristotle
- No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all the other things in the world. — Aristotle
- Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods. — Aristotle
- It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully. — Aristotle
- Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for these wish well alike to each other… — Aristotle
- Three groups spend other people's money: children, thieves, politicians. All three need supervision. — Dick Armey
- Children are supposed to help hold a marriage together. They do this in a number of ways. For instance, they demand so… — Richard Armour