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.

It is the cause and not merely the death that makes the martyr.

It is the cause and not merely the death that makes the martyr.

The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.

The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.

There are two levers for moving men -- interest and fear.

There are two levers for moving men -- interest and fear.

All celebrated people lose dignity on a close view.

All celebrated people lose dignity on a close view.