Napoleon Bonaparte

"When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means the sun is about to set."

"Throw off your worries when you throw off your clothes at night."

"My dear, I have left everything to become nothing."

"The art of reading is to stop at the right place."

"I have always maintained that religion never interferes with the affairs of government, and government must never interfere with religion."

"My weakness is my greatest strength."

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

"He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat."

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

"You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war."

"Courage is like love; it must have hope to nourish it."

"Great ambition is the passion of a great character."

"The only victories which leave no regret are those which are gained over ignorance."

"A true man hates no one."

"Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets."

"Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self-interest."

"The art of government is not to let me grow old."

"Ability is of little account without opportunity."

"I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice."

"The human heart is the starting point of all matters."

"What is history but a fable agreed upon?"

"Men take only their needs into consideration—never their abilities."

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

"Retired from the world with prudent unpretentiousness."

"Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide."

"Until you spread your wings, you'll have no idea how far you can fly."

"The torment of precarious life is the fear of death."

"We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future."

"A leader is a dealer in hope."

"I am my own ancestor."