More from Napoleon Bonaparte

  1. Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.
  2. Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of them.
  3. Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.
  4. Six hours sleep for a man, seven for a woman and eight for a fool.
  5. Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone to take her away from me.
  6. Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy.
  7. Power is founded on opinion.
  8. So you think the police foresees and knows everything. The police invents more than it discovers.

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