More from Napoleon Bonaparte

  1. Popes have committed too many absurdities to create a belief in their infallibility.
  2. Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone to take her away from me.
  3. People accustomed to great victories, know not how to support a day of reverse.
  4. Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.
  5. Passionate people invariably deny their anger, and cowards often boast their ignorance of fear.
  6. Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.
  7. One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent.
  8. Respect the burden.

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