Napoleon Bonaparte

Never awake me when you have good news to announce, because with good news nothing presses; but when you have read more

Never awake me when you have good news to announce, because with good news nothing presses; but when you have bad news, arouse me immediately, for then there is not an instant to be lost.

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

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

Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.

Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.

Soldiers usually win the battles and generals get the credit for them.

Soldiers usually win the battles and generals get the credit for them.

There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the long run the sword will read more

There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the long run the sword will always be conquered by the spirit.