From first to last, Jesus is the same; always the same—majestic and simple, infinitely severe and infinitely gentle.
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Quotes by Napoleon Bonaparte
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All systems of morality are fine. The gospel alone has exhibited a complete assemblage of the principles of morality, divested of all absurdity. It is not composed, like your creed, of a few common-place sentences put into bad verse. Do you wish to see that which is really sublime? Repeat the Lord's Prayer.
The nature of Christ is, I grant it, from one end to another, a web of mysteries; but this mysteriousness does not correspond to the difficulties which all existence contains. Let it be rejected, and the whole world is an enigma; let it be accepted, and we possess a wonderful explanation of the history of man.
Let France have good mothers, and she will have good sons.
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.
Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.
You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war.
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.
Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.
If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god.
Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.
History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.
Victory belongs to the most persevering.
The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies.
Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet.
If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.
There is no such thing as accident; it is fate misnamed.
Women are nothing but machines for producing children.
There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest.
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.
Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.
A leader is a dealer in hope.
Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone to take her away from me.
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