IT IS ALWAYS VILE AND DISHONOURABLE TO SLANDER THE ONE WHO IS UNHAPPY.
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IT IS ALWAYS VILE AND DISHONOURABLE TO SLANDER THE ONE WHO IS UNHAPPY.
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CHANCE IS THE ONLY LEGITIMATE KING IN THE UNIVERSE.
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WHEN YOU DIVE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE VOLUPTUOUS DELIGHTS, YOU BRING BACK MORE GRAVEL THAN PEARLS.
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WE MUST GET USED TO SEEING WITHOUT SURPRISE AND WITHOUT ENVY WHAT IS ABOVE US, AND WITHOUT CONTEMPT WHAT IS BELOW US.
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MAN IS ONLY A MORE PERFECT ANIMAL THAN OTHERS AND A BETTER REASONING ANIMAL.
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FROM SUBLIME TO RIDICULOUS, THERE IS ONLY ONE STEP.
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SEVERITY PREVENTS MORE MISTAKES THAN IT REPRESSES.
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EVERYTHING BECOMES EASY WHEN YOU FOLLOW THE OPINION.
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DOUBT IS THE ENEMY OF BIG BUSINESS.
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THE BEST WAY TO KEEP YOUR WORD IS NEVER TO GIVE IT.
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IT IS EASIER TO QUOTE THAN TO IMITATE.
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THE INCORRIGIBLE RABBLE SHOWS THE SAME SPIRIT OF INSANITY EVERYWHERE.
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SUCCESS FOLLOWS THE GREAT MAN.
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FREEDOM ALONE IS THE ONLY WAY TO TELL THE TRUTH.
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MOST OF OUR ACADEMICS ARE AUTHORS WHO ARE ADMIRED BY YAWNING.
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THE PEOPLE ARE THE SAME EVERYWHERE. WHEN YOU GILD YOUR IRONS, HE DOESN’T HATE SERVITUDE.
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WINNING IS NOTHING, YOU HAVE TO ENJOY SUCCESS.
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WE WANT YOUNG PEOPLE TO STUDY WAR IN BOOKS, IT’S A GOOD WAY TO GET BAD GENERALS.
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THE WORD “POLITICAL VIRTUE” IS NONSENSE.
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NOTHING INCREASES BATTALIONS LIKE SUCCESS.
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CLEAR LAWS IN THEORY ARE OFTEN CHAOS IN APPLICATION.
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DIPLOMACY IS THE POLICE IN A BIG SUIT.
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IT IS SUCCESS THAT MAKES GREAT MEN, THERE IS NO MORE ELOQUENT THAN SUCCESS.
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IT IS EASIER TO MAKE LAWS THAN TO ENFORCE THEM.
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LOVE OF THE HOMELAND IS THE FIRST VIRTUE OF CIVILIZED MAN.
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WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR ABOVE ALL IS GREATNESS: WHAT IS GREAT IS ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL.
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WE MUST DO JUSTICE TO THOSE WHO DESERVE IT.
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THE PEOPLE ARE LED ONLY BY SHOWING THEM A FUTURE; A LEADER IS A MERCHANT OF HOPE.
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TOWARDS SUCCESS, IT IS THE FIRST STEP THAT COSTS.
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MEN MUST BE LED BY THE STRAPS THEY HAVE TODAY, NOT BY THE ONES THEY ONCE HAD.
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NEVER INTERRUPT AN ENEMY WHO IS MAKING A MISTAKE.
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THE ESTEEM OF HIS CONTEMPORARIES IS MUCH MORE REAL THAN THE ADMIRATION OF POSTERITY.
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THE LEGISLATOR’S SECRET MUST BE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE EVEN OF THE FAILINGS OF THOSE HE CLAIMS TO GOVERN.
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OLIGARCHIES NEVER CHANGE THEIR MINDS, THEIR INTERESTS ARE ALWAYS THE SAME!
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CHESS IS TOO DIFFICULT TO BE A GAME, AND NOT SERIOUS ENOUGH TO BE A SCIENCE OR AN ART.
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WE DON’T MAKE REPUBLICS OUT OF OLD MONARCHIES.
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THE COMMONPLACE OF CONTROVERSY HAS GONE OUT OF FASHION, IT HAS GIVEN WAY TO THE COMMONPLACE OF POLITICS.
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A CHILD’S FUTURE IS THE WORK OF HIS MOTHER.
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A SOVEREIGN MUST NEVER BEND OR SOFTEN.
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YOU DON’T BECOME AN ATHEIST BY WISH.
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TRAGEDY WARMS THE SOUL, LIFTS THE HEART, CAN AND MUST CREATE HEROES.
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MEN OF GENIUS ARE METEORS DESTINED TO BURN TO LIGHT UP THEIR CENTURY.
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THE NOBILITY WOULD HAVE SURVIVED IF IT HAD TAKEN MORE CARE OF THE BRANCHES THAN THE ROOTS.
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THE CHURCH MUST BE IN THE STATE, NOT THE STATE IN THE CHURCH.
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TRUE HEROISM IS ABOUT BEING SUPERIOR TO THE EVILS OF LIFE.
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A THRONE AND ITS POISONS, AS SOON AS YOU SIT THERE YOU FEEL ITS CONTAGION.
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A SOCIETY WITHOUT RELIGION IS LIKE A SHIP WITHOUT A COMPASS.
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WHOEVER PRACTICES VIRTUE ONLY IN THE HOPE OF FAME IS CLOSE TO VICE.
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THE OLD RECREATED MONARCHIES LAST ONLY AS LONG AS THE PEOPLE DO NOT FEEL THEIR STRENGTH; SUCH BUILDINGS ALWAYS PERISH BY THE FOUNDATIONS.
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MORALITY IS A CONJECTURAL ART, LIKE ANTHOLOGY. THIS IS WHAT CHARACTERIZES A SUPERIOR INTELLIGENCE.
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THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE ONLY VIRTUOUS BECAUSE THEY LACK THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR VICE.
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THE RIGHT POLICY IS TO MAKE PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE FREE.
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TO ASK TO WHAT EXTENT RELIGION IS NECESSARY FOR POLITICAL POWER IS TO ASK TO WHAT EXTENT A HYDROPIC CAN BE PUNCTURED; IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE DOCTOR’S CAUTION.
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HE WHO KNOWS HOW TO FLATTER ALSO KNOWS HOW TO SLANDER.
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TRUE CHARACTER ALMOST ALWAYS BREAKS THROUGH IN GREAT CIRCUMSTANCES.
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THERE ARE ONLY TWO POWERS IN THE WORLD, THE SWORD AND THE SPIRIT. BY SPIRIT I MEAN CIVIL AND RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS. IN THE LONG RUN, THE SWORD IS ALWAYS BEATEN BY THE SPIRIT.
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THE STORY IS A SERIES OF LIES WE AGREE ON.
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I KNOW WHEN IT’S TIME TO LEAVE THE LION’S SKIN AND TAKE THE FOX’S.
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IN REVOLUTIONS, THERE ARE TWO KINDS OF PEOPLE: THOSE WHO MAKE THEM AND THOSE WHO BENEFIT FROM THEM.
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THE POLICE ARE JUST RAGGED DIPLOMACY.
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A CURIOUS BOOK WOULD BE ONE IN WHICH NO LIES WOULD BE FOUND.
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TRUE COURAGE IS THAT OF THREE IN THE MORNING.
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HAPPINESS IS ABOUT EVENTS, HAPPINESS IS ABOUT AFFECTIONS.
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COUNTERBALANCED GOVERNMENTS ARE ONLY GOOD IN TIMES OF PEACE.
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WHOEVER DOES NOT HAVE THE COURAGE TO ENDURE ADVERSITY IS NOT A MAN.
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INDECISION IS TO THE GOVERNMENT WHAT PARALYSIS IS TO MEMBERS.
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TAXES ARE ONLY MONEY LENT; THEY COME FROM THE PEOPLE, THEY HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE PEOPLE.
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COURAGE IS LIKE LOVE, HE WANTS HOPE FOR FOOD.
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NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT AND THEREFORE MORE VALUABLE THAN KNOWING HOW TO MAKE DECISIONS.
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THE REAL WEALTH OF THE STATES CONSISTS IN THE NUMBER OF INHABITANTS, THEIR WORK AND THEIR INDUSTRY.
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WITH BOLDNESS, WE CAN DO ANYTHING, WE CAN’T DO EVERYTHING.
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TAKE TIME TO DELIBERATE, BUT WHEN IT’S TIME TO TAKE ACTION, STOP THINKING AND GO!
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THE FALL OF PREJUDICE HAS EXPOSED THE SOURCE OF POWER, KINGS CAN NO LONGER DISPENSE WITH BEING SKILLED.
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CAUTION IS MORE DANGEROUS THAN BOLDNESS.
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FEELINGS ARE THE EYES OF THE SOUL.
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IMAGINATION LEADS THE WORLD.
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YOU CAN’T FIND FEARLESS PEOPLE IN THOSE WHO HAVE TO LOSE.
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INCONSISTENCY IS OFTEN THE MARK OF A GREAT POWER OF PASSIONS.
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PEOPLE THINK I THINK I THINK FAST. ERROR! ERROR! I THINK BEFORE.
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IT TAKES COURAGE TO FIGHT AGAINST STRENGTH, IT TAKES A FEW TIMES MORE TO ADMIT WEAKNESS.
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THE FOOL HAS A GREAT ADVANTAGE OVER THE MAN OF SPIRIT: HE IS ALWAYS HAPPY WITH HIMSELF.
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YOU SHOULD ALWAYS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LAUGH THE DAY AFTER YOUR PREVIOUS DAY’S IDEAS. (WAR MAXIMS AND THOUGHTS)
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COMMON SENSE MAKES MEN CAPABLE.
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WE HAVE WRITTEN GREAT NONSENSE ABOUT THE SOUL; WE MUST TRY TO KNOW, NOT WHAT MEN HAVE SAID ABOUT THIS MATTER, BUT WHAT OUR REASON CAN DISCOVER US REGARDLESS OF THEIR OPINION.
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WHEN YOU KNOW THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH YOU HAVE TO WALK, WITH A LITTLE THOUGHT, THE MEANS COME EASILY.
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HIGH POLITICS IS ONLY COMMON SENSE APPLIED TO GREAT THINGS.
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THE MOST SURPRISING INVENTIONS ARE NOT THOSE WHOSE HUMAN SPIRIT CAN BOAST, IT IS A MECHANICAL INSTINCT AND CHANCE THAT WE OWE MOST OF THE DISCOVERIES, AND NOT AT ALL TO PHILOSOPHY.
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A GOOD SKETCH IS BETTER THAN A LONG SPEECH.
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FROM MIND TO COMMON SENSE, THERE IS MORE TO IT THAN WE THINK.
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THERE IS NOTHING MORE COMPELLING THAN WEAKNESS THAT FEELS SUPPORTED BY STRENGTH.
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WE ALL GET MEN BY APPEALING TO THEIR HONOR.
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I WIN MY BATTLES WITH MY SOLDIERS’ DREAMS.
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WE WRITE TOO MUCH: I WOULD LIKE FEWER BOOKS, AND MORE COMMON SENSE.
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A REVOLUTION IS ONE OF THE GREATEST EVILS FROM WHICH THE SKY CAN AFFLICT THE EARTH.
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THERE ARE TWO LEVERS FOR MOVING A MAN; FEAR AND SELF
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A DROWNING MAN CLINGS TO ALL THE BRANCHES.
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THE GREAT ART IS TO CHANGE DURING BATTLE. WOE TO THE GENERAL WHO ARRIVES IN BATTLE WITH A SYSTEM.
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KNOW HOW TO LISTEN, AND BE SURE THAT SILENCE OFTEN HAS THE SAME EFFECT AS SCIENCE.
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A LITTLE BIT OFTEN DECIDED THE BIGGEST EVENTS.
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STRENGTH, WHEN YOU CAN’T DO OTHERWISE, BUT WHEN YOU ARE MASTER, JUSTICE IS BETTER.
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THE ART OF GOVERNING IS NOT TO LET MEN AGE IN THEIR POSITIONS.
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THE CIRCUMSTANCES? WHAT ARE THE CIRCUMSTANCES? I FOLLOW THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
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THE HABIT OF THE MOST VIOLENT FACTS WEARS OUT THE HEART LESS THAN ABSTRACTIONS: THE MILITARY IS BETTER THAN LAWYERS.
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THERE IS ONLY ONE SECRET TO LEADING THE WORLD, IT IS TO BE STRONG, BECAUSE THERE IS NO ERROR OR ILLUSION IN STRENGTH; IT IS THE TRUE ONE, EXPOSED
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I DO NOT HOLD THE CROWN OF MY FATHERS BUT THE WILL OF THE NATION THAT GAVE IT TO ME.
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THE FIRST QUALITIES OF THE SOLDIER ARE CONSTANCY AND DISCIPLINE, VALUE IS ONLY THE SECOND…
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MY TRUE GLORY IS NOT THAT I WON FORTY BATTLES; WATERLOO WILL ERASE THE MEMORY OF SO MANY VICTORIES; WHAT NOTHING WILL ERASE, WHAT WILL LIVE FOREVER, IS MY CIVIL CODE.
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IF MY HAT KNEW MY PLAN, I’D EAT IT.
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MY POWER HOLDS MY GLORY AND GLORY IN THE VICTORIES I HAVE WON. MY POWER WOULD FALL IF I DID NOT GIVE IT GLORY AND NEW VICTORIES AS A BASIS YET. THE CONQUEST HAS MADE ME WHAT I AM, THE CONQUEST ALONE CAN KEEP ME GOING.
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IT IS NOT POSSIBLE; IT IS NOT FRENCH.
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AT MY FIRST BATTLE, A BALL AND CHAIN OR THE STARS…
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I WANT A FARMER’S SON TO BE ABLE TO SAY TO HIMSELF: “I WILL ONE DAY BE A CARDINAL, A MARSHAL OF FRANCE OR A MINISTER”.
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NO RED HEELS, NO RED CAPS, I’M NATIONAL.
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JESUS CHRIST! HOW STUPID ARE MEN OF LETTERS!
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THE ART OF BEING SOMETIMES VERY BOLD AND SOMETIMES VERY CAREFUL IS THE ART OF SUCCESS.
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MEN ARE GOVERNED BETTER BY THEIR VICES THAN BY THEIR VIRTUES.
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IT IS SUCCESS THAT MAKES GREAT MEN.
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THE GOSPEL HAS A SECRET VIRTUE, I DON’T KNOW WHAT EFFECTIVE AND WARM THAT ACTS ON THE UNDERSTANDING AND CHARMS THE HEART. THE GOSPEL IS NOT A BOOK: IT IS A LIVING BEING.
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YOU CAN STOP WHEN YOU GO UP, NEVER WHEN YOU GO DOWN.
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IT IS NOT AS A GENERAL THAT I GOVERN, BUT BECAUSE THE NATION BELIEVES THAT I HAVE THE CIVIL QUALITIES OF GOVERNMENT.
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MAN DOES BUSINESS AND AUTHORITY DOES NOT SEE PEOPLE; HE ONLY SEES THINGS, THEIR WEIGHT AND CONSEQUENCES.
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WE CAN GOVERN FROM AFAR, BUT WE ONLY ADMINISTER WELL UP CLOSE.
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THIS UNFORTUNATE WAR IN SPAIN WAS A REAL PLAGUE, THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF FRANCE’S MISFORTUNES.
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THE WAR WAS IN MY HANDS THE ANTIDOTE TO ANARCHY.
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WHY AM I NOT ALLOWED TO CRY?
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NOWADAYS, NO ONE HAS CONCLUDED ANYTHING BIG, IT IS UP TO ME TO SET AN EXAMPLE.
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DEATH IS NOTHING, BUT TO LIVE DEFEATED AND WITHOUT GLORY IS TO DIE EVERY DAY.
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ALMOST NEVER DOES MAN ACT BY NATURAL ACT OF HIS CHARACTER, BUT BY A SECRET PASSION OF THE MOMENT, REFUGEE, HIDDEN IN THE LAST FOLDS OF THE HEART.
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IN POLITICS, ABSURDITY IS NOT AN OBSTACLE.
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THE CANNON KILLED FEUDALISM; THE INK WILL KILL MODERN SOCIETY.
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WHEN CHINA WAKES UP, THE WORLD WILL TREMBLE.
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THERE ARE TWO LEVERS TO MOVE A MAN, FEAR AND SELF
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I LOVE POWER AS AN ARTIST.
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WHEN WE WANT WE CAN, WHEN WE CAN WE MUST.
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YOU SHOULD ALWAYS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LAUGH THE DAY AFTER YOUR PREVIOUS DAY’S IDEAS.
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TIME IS MAN’S GREAT ART.
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IF YOU LIKE TO STUDY MEN, LEARN HOW FAR PATIENCE CAN GO, AND ALL THAT CAN BE DEVOURED.
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I KNOW MEN AND I TELL YOU THAT JESUS WAS NOT A MAN. SUPERFICIAL MINDS HAVE MADE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN SOME FOUNDERS OF THE EMPIRE AND WITH THE GODS OF OTHER COUNTRIES. THIS RECONCILIATION DOES NOT EXIST.
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GREAT MEN ARE NEVER CRUEL WITHOUT NECESSITY.
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A MAN, TRULY A MAN, DOES NOT HATE; HIS ANGER AND BAD TEMPER DO NOT GO BEYOND THE MINUTE.
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A HIGHER POWER IS PUSHING ME TO A GOAL I DON’T KNOW. UNTIL IT IS REACHED, I WILL BE INVULNERABLE, UNSHAKEABLE. AS SOON AS I’M NO LONGER NEEDED, ONE FLY WILL BE ENOUGH TO KNOCK ME DOWN.
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I’VE NEVER MADE ANY CONQUESTS EXCEPT BY DEFENDING MYSELF. EUROPE HAS NEVER STOPPED FIGHTING FRANCE BECAUSE OF ITS PRINCIPLES. I WAS FORCED TO SHOOT OR RISK BEING SHOT.
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MEN ARE NEITHER GENERALLY GOOD NOR GENERALLY BAD, BUT THEY POSSESS AND EXERCISE ALL THAT IS GOOD AND BAD HERE ON EARTH.
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WHAT IS HISTORY, IF NOT A FABLE THAT EVERYONE AGREES ON?
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I DID NOT SUCCEED LOUIS XVI, BUT CHARLEMAGNE.
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THE MEN WHO CHANGED THE UNIVERSE NEVER SUCCEEDED IN DOING SO BY WINNING LEADERS; BUT ALWAYS BY STIRRING MASSES.
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IN LOVE, THE ONLY VICTORY IS THE ESCAPE.
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I HAVE ONLY ONE PASSION, ONLY ONE MISTRESS: IT’S FRANCE! I SLEEP WITH HER… IF I NEED 500,000 MEN, SHE GIVES THEM TO ME!
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MEN ARE LIKE NUMBERS, THEY ONLY ACQUIRE VALUE THROUGH THEIR POSITION.
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WE CALL THEM RATTLES, WELL, IT’S WITH RATTLES THAT WE LEAD THE WORLD!
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