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I Know Men, And I Tell You, Jesus Is More Than A Man. Comparison Is Impossible Between Him And Any Other Human Being Who Ever Lived, Because He Was The Son Of God.

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I Know Men, And

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I Know Men, And I Tell You, Jesus Is More Than A Man. Comparison Is Impossible Between Him And Any Other Human Being Who Ever Lived, Because He Was The Son Of God.

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The Word Impossible Is Not French.

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The Most Difficult Art Is Not In The Choice Of Men, But In Giving To The Men Chosen The Highest Service Of Which They Are Capable.

Glory Is Fleeting, But Obscurity Is Forever.

Circumstances-what Are Circumstances? I Make Circumstances

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True Wisdom For A General Is Vigorous Determination.

If You (to General Bertrand) Do Not Perceive That Jesus Christ Is God, Very Well; Then I Did Wrong To Make You A General.

The Populace Judges Of The Power Of God By The Power Of The Priests.

I Have Come To Realise That Men Are Not Born To Be Free.

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The Act Of Policing Is, In Order To Punish Less Often, To Punish More Severely.

Nothing Is More Destructive Than The Charge Of Artillery On A Crowd.

Leaders Have To Be Dealers In Hope.

The Policies Of All Powers Are Inherent In Their Geography.

Patriotism Is A Word Which Represents A Noble Idea.

If I Had Not Been Defeated In Acre Against Jezzar Pasha Of Turk. I Would Conquer All Of The East.

The Secret Of War Lies In The Communications.

We Must Laugh At Man To Avoid Crying For Him.

Send Me 300 Francs; That Sum Will Enable Me To Go To Paris. There, At Least, One Can Cut A Figure And Surmount Obstacles. Everything Tells Me I Shall Succeed. Will You Prevent Me From Doing So For The Want Of 100 Crowns?

In War, The Moral Element And Public Opinion Are Half The Battle.

An Urgent Missive Sent To Josephine Home In Three Days. Don't Wash.

International Incidents Must Not Be Allowed To Shape Foreign Policy, Foreign Policy Must Shape The Incidents.

The Most Dangerous Moment Comes With Victory.

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Moses Has Revealed The Existence Of God To His Nation. Jesus Christ To The Roman World, Muhammad To The Old Continent.

In Political Administration, No Problem Is Ever Simple. It Can Never Be Reduced To The Question Whether A Certain Measure Is Good Or Not.

Soldiers! Here Is The Battle You Have So Long Desired! Henceforth Victory Depends On You; We Have Need Of It.

A Faithful Friend Is The True Image Of The Deity.

When You Have An Enemy In Your Power, Deprive Him Of The Means Of Ever Injuring You.

Brave Deeds Are The Monuments Of Brave Men.

Those Who Are Free From Common Prejudices Acquire Others.

I Am Conquered Less By Fortune Than By The Egotism And Ingratitude Of My Companions In Arms.

Many A One Commits A Reprehensible Action, Who Is At Bottom An Honourable Man, Because Man Seldom Acts Upon Natural Impulse, But From Some Secret Passion Of The Moment Which Lies Hidden And Concealed Within The Narrowest Folds Of His Heart.

He, Who Practices Right, But In The Hope Of Acquiring Great Renown, Is Very Near To Vice.

The Best Way To Make Every One Poor Is To Insist On Equality Of Wealth.

Adversity Is The Midwife Of Genius

Whatever Shall We Do In That Remote Spot? Well, We Will Write Our Memoirs. Work Is The Scythe Of Time.

You Do Not Get Peace By Shouting: Peace. Peace Is A Meaningless Word; What We Need Is A Glorious Peace.

A Well-composed Song Strikes The Mind And Softens The Feelings, And Produces A Greater Effect Than A Moral Work, Which Convinces Our Reason, But Does Not Warm Our Feelings, Nor Effect The Slightest Alteration In Our Habits

The Art Of Government Is Not To Let Me Grow Stale.

A People Which Is Able To Say Everything Becomes Able To Do Everything.

Christ Alone Has Succeeded In So Raising The Mind Of Man Toward The Unseen, That It Becomes Insensible To The Barriers Of Time And Space.

Occupation Is The Scythe Of Time.

Republican Despotism Is More Fertile In Acts Of Tyranny, Because Everyone Has A Hand In It.

Skepticism Is A Virtue In History As Well As In Philosophy.

Never Interfere With An Enemy In The Process Of Destroying Himself.

The Practice Of Law Sharpens The Mind By Making It Narrow.

Do You Know What Astonished Me The Most In This World? The Inability Of Force To Create Anything.

Leave The Artillerymen Alone, They Are An Obstinate Lot.

Rashness Succeeds Often, Still More Often Fails.

There Are In Europe Many Good Generals, But They See Too Many Things At Once. I See One Thing, Namely The Enemy's Main Body. I Try To Crush It, Confident That Secondary Matters Will Then Settle Themselves.

Treason Is A Matter Of Dates.

War Is Cruel To The People, And Terrible To The Conquered.

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