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More glorious to merit a sceptre than to possess one.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

More from Napoleon Bonaparte

  1. Malice delights to blacken the characters of prominent men.
  2. Those who are free from common prejudices acquire others.
  3. Kiss the feet of Popes provided their hands are tied
  4. What then is, generally speaking, the truth of history ? A fable agreed upon.
  5. Immortality is the best recollection one leaves.
  6. A constitution should be framed so as not to impede the action of government, nor force the government to its violation.
  7. Among so many conflicting ideas an so many different perspectives, the honest man is confused and distressed and the skeptic becomes wicked…
  8. A Government protected by foreigners will never be accepted by a free people.

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Topics in this quote

  • leadership
  • power
  • ambition
  • merit
  • honor

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