Quote #85

Great ambition is the passion of a great character. He who is endowed with it may perform either very great actions or very bad ones; all depends upon the principles which direct him.

More from Napoleon Bonaparte

  1. Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
  2. He who fears being conquered is certain of defeat.
  3. Friendship is but a name.
  4. He who fights against his country, is a child who would kill his own mother.
  5. Frenchmen know not how to conspire.
  6. He who is unmoved by tears has no heart.
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  8. He who knows how to flatter also knows how to slander.

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