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“What is history but a fable agreed upon?”
“The people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree with you and are too cowardly to let you know.”
“The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and the great welcome them out of vanity or need.”
“Music is the voice that tells us that the human race is greater than it knows.”
“There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the long run the sword will always be conquered by the spirit.”
“Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them.”
“If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god.”
“It is my wish that my ashes may repose on the banks of the Seine, in the midst of the French people, whom I have loved so well.”
“Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.”
“Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.”
“If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.”
“Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.”
“History is a set of lies agreed upon.”
“Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.”
“Women are nothing but machines for producing children.”
“To do all that one is able to do, is to be a man; to do all that one would like to do, is to be a god.”
“The human race is governed by its imagination.”
“The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.”
“The great proof of madness is the disproportion of one's designs to one's means.”
“Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.”