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Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of them.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte about treasure, wealth, use

Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte about philosophy, virtue, history

Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them.

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Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte about action, thinking, time

Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte about nation, people

The act of policing is, in order to punish less often, to punish more severely.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte about order

The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte about chaos, enemies

The best cure for the body is a quiet mind.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte about quiet, body, mind

The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte about word

The extent of your consciousness is limited only by your ability to love and to embrace with your love the space around you, and all it contains.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte about univers, ability, love, contentment

The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second virtue.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte about virtue, courage

The French complain of everything, and always.

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The great proof of madness is the disproportion of one's designs to one's means.

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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.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte about proudness, vanity, influence, need

The human race is governed by its imagination.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte about imagination, human imperfections

The infectiousness of crime is like that of the plague.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte about crime, criminals

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.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte about fear, contentment, people

The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte about communication, mind, man

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte about man

The surest way to remain poor is to be honest.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte