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War is a lottery in which nations ought to risk nothing but small amounts.

War is a lottery in which nations ought to risk nothing but small amounts.

Napoleon Bonaparte
War, Risk, Ought
"Napoleon : In His Own Words" edited by Jules Bertaut, translated by Herbert Edward Law and Charles Lincoln Rhodes, (Ch. VII), 1916.

Men will risk their lives, even die for ribbons.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Men, Risk, Ribbons

With audacity one can undertake anything, but not do everything.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Courage, Bravery, Risk
Napoleon Bonaparte “Napoleon in his own words from the French of Jules Bertaut”, Рипол Классик

When you determine to risk a battle, reserve to yourself every possible chance of success, more particularly if you have to deal with an adversary of superior talent, for if you are beaten, even in the midst of your magazines and your communications, woe to the vanquished!

Napoleon Bonaparte
War, Communication, Risk
Napoleon Bonaparte (2012). “Napoleon's Military Maxims”, p.36, Courier Corporation

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