Quote #144
Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of them.
More from Napoleon Bonaparte
- Respect the burden.
- Six hours sleep for a man, seven for a woman and eight for a fool.
- Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.
- Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy.
- Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.
- So you think the police foresees and knows everything. The police invents more than it discovers.
- Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone to take her away from me.
- Some men have sufficient strength of mind to change their disposition, or at least to yield to imperative circumstances.