“Success is the most convincing talker in the world.”
Napoleon Bonaparte
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 Secondary source“Imagination rules the world.”
— Napoleon Bonaparte Secondary source“Everything tells me I shall succeed.”
— Napoleon Bonaparte Primary source“War is a lottery in which nations ought to risk nothing but small amounts.”
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“What is the hardest task in the world? To think.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Primary source“The World Is Not Enough”
— Ian Fleming Primary source“Every thing impossible, until we see a success.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Primary source“It was for beauty that the world was made.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Primary source