“The best way to keep one’s word is not to give it.”
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.”
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— Napoleon Bonaparte Secondary source“Everything tells me I shall succeed.”
— Napoleon Bonaparte Primary source“A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.”
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“Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee.”
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— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“One loses everything when one loses one’s sense of humor.”
— Ayn Rand Primary source