“Intelligence precedes force. Force itself is nothing without intelligence. In the heroic age the leader was the strongest man; with civilization he has become the most intelligent of the brave.”
Napoleon Bonaparte (verified, secondary source)
Napoleon in His Own Words (Secondary source)
A compilation of sayings attributed to Napoleon, issued without primary references; no original French source identified.
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— Leonardo da Vinci (verified)“No gains without pains.”
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