Napoleon Bonaparte

Respect the burden.

War is the business of barbarians.

Men take only their needs into consideration never their abilities.

If you start to take Vienna - take Vienna.

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

If they want peace nations should avoid the pinpricks that precede cannon shots.

The heart of a statesman should be in his head.

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

My downfall raises me to infinite heights.

The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better to abandon one's self to destiny.

To do all that one is able to do is to be a man to do all that one would like to do is to be a god.

Circumstances-what are circumstances? I make circumstances.

Ability is of little account without opportunity.

Time is one kind of robber whom the law does not strike at and who steals what is most precious to men.

You may ask me for anything you like except time.

This man Wellington is so stupid he does not know when he is beaten and goes on fighting.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

There are only two forces that unite men-fear and interest.