A variant wording of this quotation is Men will risk their lives, even die for ribbons. In both forms, no primary source has been identified.
This quote is commonly attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte, but I have not been able to locate a primary source. Use with caution in academic or professional contexts.
“That is just it, work is my element; I was born and made for it. I have found the limits of my legs; I have found the limits of my eyes; but I have never been able to find the limits of my labour.”
— Napoleon Bonaparte“Everything tells me I shall succeed.”
— Napoleon Bonaparte“Imagination rules the world.”
— Napoleon Bonaparte“The man who practices virtue only in the hope of gaining reputation, is toying with vice.”
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