Napoleon Bonaparte

Ability is of little account without opportunity.

Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet.

It requires more courage to suffer than to die.

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.

A leader has the right to be beaten, but never the right to be surprised.

Men will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.

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

History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

In politics, absurdity is not a handicap.