Bonaparte, Napoleon (1769 – 1821), French general & politician
Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in.
Victory belongs to the most persevering.
Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.
The best way to keep one’s word is not to give it.
Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet. Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.
Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
It is the cause, not the death, that makes the martyr.
In politics, absurdity is not a handicap.
To extraordinary circumstance we must apply extraordinary remedies.
Death is nothing; but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.
The advancement and perfection of Mathematics are intimately connected with the prosperity of the state.
