"He is almost a statesman. He lies..." - Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

“The tools belong to the man who can use them.”

“The keys of a fortress are always well worth the retirement of the garrison when it is resolved to yield only on those conditions. On this principle it is always wiser to grant an honorable capitulation to a garrison which has made a vigorous resistance than to risk an assault.”

“It would be a joke if the conduct of the victor had to be justified to the vanquished.”

“The history of the human race, viewed as a whole, may be regarded as the realization of a hidden plan of nature to bring about a political constitution, internally, and for this purpose, also externally perfect, as the only state in which all the capacities implanted by her in mankind can be fully developed.”

“In my opinion nothing has contributed more to the corruption of the original idea of socialism as the belief that Russia is a socialist country.”

“I make a fortune from criticizing the policy of the government, and then hand it over to the government in taxes to keep it going.”

“I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him.”

“When we consider reality itself we quickly become aware of its infinite complexity, and we realize that our habitual perception of it is often inadequate. If this were not so, the concept of deception would be meaningless.”

“Flattery's fire is hidden. Its sweet taste is apparent, but the smoke is bound to come out at last.”