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.
Napoleon BonaparteImpatience is a great obstacle to success; he who treats everything with brusqueness gathers nothing, or only immature fruit which will never ripen.
Napoleon BonaparteFor my part, it is not the mystery of the incarnation which I discover in religion, but the mystery of social order, which associates with heaven that idea of equality which prevents the rich from destroying the poor
Napoleon BonaparteMoses has revealed the existence of God to his nation. Jesus Christ to the Roman world, Muhammad to the old continent.
Napoleon BonaparteArabia was idolatrous when, six centuries after Jesus, Muhammad introduced the worship of the God of Abraham, of Ishmael, of Moses, and Jesus. The Ariyans and some other sects had disturbed the tranquility of the east by agitating the question of the nature of the Father, the son, and the Holy Ghost. Muhammad declared that there was none but one God who had no father, no son and that the trinity imported the idea of idolatry.
Napoleon BonaparteOne is more certain to influence men, to produce more effect on them, by absurdities than by sensible ideas.
Napoleon BonaparteTerrorism, War & Bankruptcy are caused by the privatization of money, issued as a debt and compounded by interest.
Napoleon BonaparteThe true policy of government is to make use of aristocracy, but under the forms and in the spirit of democracy.
Napoleon BonaparteEngland would be better off without Canada; it keeps her in a prepared state for war at a great expense and constant irritation.
Napoleon BonaparteRiches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of them.
Napoleon BonaparteI 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.
Napoleon BonaparteI know men, and I tell you, Jesus is more than a man. Comparison is impossible between Him and any other human being who ever lived, because He was the Son of God.
Napoleon BonaparteAll men of genius, and all those who have gained rank in the republic of letters, are brothers, whatever may be the land of their nativity.
Napoleon BonaparteFrom triumph to downfall there is but one step. I have noted that, in the most momentous occasions, mere nothings have always decided the outcome of the greatest events.
Napoleon BonaparteWhen soldiers have been baptized in the fire of a battle-field, they have all one rank in my eyes.
Napoleon BonaparteReligion is, in fact, the dominion of the soul; it is the hope, the anchor of safety, the deliverance from evil. What a service has Christianity rendered to humanity!
Napoleon BonaparteYou would make a ship sail against the winds and currents by lighting a bonfire under her decks? I have no time for such nonsense.
Napoleon BonaparteThe greatest ornament of an illustrious life is modesty and humility, which go a great way in the character even of the most exalted princes.
Napoleon BonaparteHow many seemingly impossible things have been accomplished by resolute men because they had to do, or die?
Napoleon BonaparteSuicide is a crime the most revolting to the feelings; nor does any reason suggest itself to our understanding by which it can be justified. It certainly originates in that species of fear which we denominate poltroonery. For what claim can that man have to courage who trembles at the frowns of fortunes? True heroism consists in being superior to the ills of life in whatever shape they may challenge him to combat.
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