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A magistrate is not a father; he must be just and severe. Only tyrants are fathers.

A magistrate is not a father; he must be just and severe. Only tyrants are fathers.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Father, Power, Tyrants

The public spirit is in the hands of the man who knows how to make use of it.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Men, Hands, Use

Mankind are in the end always governed by superiority of intellectual faculties, and none are more sensible of this than the military profession. When, on my return from Italy, I assumed the dress of the Institute, and associated with men of science, I knew what I was doing: I was sure of not being misunderstood by the lowest drummer boy in the army.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Military, Army, Boys

Across a chasm of eighteen hundred years, Jesus Christ makes a demand which is beyond all others difficult to satisfy; He asks for that which a philosopher may often seek in vain at the hands of his friends, or a father of his children, or a bride of her spouse, or a man of his brother. He asks for the human heart; He will have it entirely to Himself. He demands it unconditionally; and forthwith His demand is granted. Wonderful!

Napoleon Bonaparte
Jesus, Brother, Children
Attributed in "The Divinity of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ" by Henry Parry Liddon, (pp. 147-148), 1868.

It is easier to brave and threaten, than to conquer an enemy.

Napoleon Bonaparte
War, Brave, Enemy

One bad general is worth two good ones.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Military, War, Two

A portion of the multitude must ever be coerced.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Portions, Multitudes

Give me enough medals and I’ll win you any war

Napoleon Bonaparte
War, Winning, Giving

It's the unconquerable soul of man, and not the nature of the weapon he uses, that ensures victory

Napoleon Bonaparte
Men, Soul, Victory

I am conquered less by fortune than by the egotism and ingratitude of my companions in arms.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Arms, Fortune, Companion

To attach no importance to public opinion, is a proof that you do not merit its suffrage.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Public Opinion, Merit, Proof

A battle sometimes decides everything; and sometimes the most trifling thing decides the fate of a battle.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Fate, History, Battle

It is not enough to give orders they must be obeyed.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Order, Giving, Enough

The heart of a statesman should be in his head.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Heart, Power, Should
Napoleon Bonaparte “Napoleon in his own words from the French of Jules Bertaut”, Рипол Классик

The conscience is the sacred haven of the liberty of man.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Men, Liberty, Sacred

War is cruel to the people, and terrible to the conquered.

Napoleon Bonaparte
War, People, Terrible

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.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Men, Doe, World
"Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers" by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, p. 423, 1895.

The populace judges of the power of God by the power of the priests.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Judging, Priests, Power Of God
Napoleon Bonaparte “Napoleon in his own words from the French of Jules Bertaut”, Рипол Классик

A book in which there were no lies would be a curiosity.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Lying, Book, Curiosity
Napoleon Bonaparte “Napoleon in his own words from the French of Jules Bertaut”, Рипол Классик

A great European federative system alone can be favourable to the development of civilisation.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Power, Development, Politics

As a rule it is circumstances that make men.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Men, Humanity, Circumstances
Napoleon Bonaparte “Napoleon in his own words from the French of Jules Bertaut”, Рипол Классик

I don't employ Talleyrand when I want a thing done, but only when I want to have the appearance of wanting to do it.

Napoleon Bonaparte
History, Done, Want

I do not amuse myself by thinking of dead people.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Thinking, People, Dead People

My waking thoughts are all of thee. Your portrait and the remembrance of last night's delirium have robbed my senses of repose. Sweet and incomparable Josephine, what an extraordinary influence you have over my heart. Are you vexed? Do I see you sad? Are you ill at ease? My soul is broken with grief, and there is no rest for your lover.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Sweet, Grief, Heart
"Napoleon's Letters to Josephine 1796-1812" edited by Henry Foljambe Hall, 1901.

Neglect of duty does not cease, by repetition, to be neglect of duty.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Doe, Neglect, Repetition

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