拿破仑名言615条英文版Maxims of Napoleon.docx

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拿破仑名言615条英文版MaximsofNapoleon

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Age,habitsofbusinessandexperiencehavemodifiedmanycharacters.

2.

Friendshipisbutaname.

3.

Manyaonecommitsareprehensibleaction,whoisatbottomanhonourableman,becausemanseldomactsuponnaturalimpulse,butfromsomesecretpassionofthemomentwhichlieshiddenandconcealedwithinthenarrowestfoldsofhisheart.

4.

Itisatruththatmanisdifficulttoknow,andthat,ifwemaynotdeceiveourselves,wemustjudgehimbyhisactionsofthemoment,andforthemomentonly.

5.

Everytreebearsitsfruit;wereaponlythatwhichwehavesown.

6.

Theonlyvictoryoverloveisflight.

7.

Love,likeallthingswhichbelongtonaturehasitscourse,anddifferentdegreesofincrease.

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Agricultureisthesoulandchiefsupportofempires;industryproducesrichesandthehappinessofthepeople;exportationrepresentsthesuperabundance,andgooduseofboth.

9.

Themomentwhichseparatesusfromtheobjectofouraffectionsisterrible,itseversusfromalltheearth.

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Itisbyexperienceandcomparisonthatagriculture,likeallothersciences,improvesitself.

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‌Greatambitionisthepassionofagreatcharacter.Hewhoisendowedwithit,mayperformeitherverygreatactions,orverybadones;alldependsupontheprincipleswhichdirecthim.

12.

Itistoolatetoreprieveamanwhenthedrophasfallen.

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Whatisthemostbeautifulmanouvrecomparedtothemotionoftheplanets.

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Lovedoesmoreharmthangood.

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Loveforone'schildren,andone'swifearethosesweetaffectionswhichsubduethesoulbytheheart,andthefeelingsbytenderness.

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Wemustnottakeuparmsforvainprospectsofgrandeur,northeallurementsofconquest.

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Therearethosewhodeservetobethehopeoftheafflicted,becausetheyunderstandthepoignancyofmentalsufferings.

18.

Itisintheworkshopsofthecountrythatthemostsuccessfulwariswagedagainstanenemy,atleastitdoesnotcostadropofitspeople'sblood.

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Theheartmaybebroken,andthesoulremainunshaken.

20.

Weonlyfeelhowmuchwelovewhenwemeetagain,orduringabsence.

21.

Whentheauthorityofthemasterisdisowned,allislost.

22.

Themindimprovesbychangeofaliment.Adiversityofreadingpleasestheimagination,asmuchasthediversityofsoundspleasestheear.

23.

AKingshouldsacrificethebestaffectionsofhisheartforthegoodofhiscountry;nosacrificeshouldbeabovehisdetermination.

24.

ThepurseoftheQueenshouldalwaysbeopentowomenandtheirchildren.

25.

Toabandononeselftodespairwithoutastruggle,tocommitsuicideasarelief,islikeleavingthefieldofbattlebeforewehavevanquishedtheenemy.

26.

Agreatreserveandseverityofmannersarenecessaryforthecommandofthosewhoareolderthanourselves.

27.

Iamneverangrywhencontradicted,Iseektobeenlightened.

28.

Theprogressofaphysicalconspiracyisarrestedwhenthehandwhichholdsthepoignardissecured;butamoralconspiracycannotbeputdown,soonerorlateritwillexplodelikeatrainofgunpowder.

29.

Somemenhavesufficientstrengthofmindtochangetheirdisposition,oratleasttoyieldtoimperativecircumstances.

30.

Flatterersandmenoflearningdonotaccordwellwitheachother.

31.

Itisagreatmisfortuneforacourtiernottoknowhowtoputhimselfforward.

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Ingovernment,asinwar,mindisnecessarytosuccess.

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Theguiltofmanymenmaybetracedtoover-affectionfortheirwives.

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Thereisgloryandtruegreatnessinraisingoneselfbytheheart.

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Theheartofaministershouldbenowherebutinhishead.

36.

Thingsneverprosperunlessatthepropertime.

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Thetruecharacterofmaneverdisplaysitselfingreatevents.

38.

Wemustnotobstinatelycontendagainstcircumstances,butratherletusobeythem.Wehavemanyprojectsinlifebutlittledetermination.

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Passionatepeopleinvariablydenytheiranger,andcowardsoftenboasttheirignoranceoffear.

40.

Therearecalumniesagainstwhicheveninnocencelosescourage.

41.

Theonlyvictorieswhichleavenoregretarethosewhicharegainedoverignorance.

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WhenHewhomeasuresthedurationoflife,haspronouncedhissecret,allthesciencesofhumanityarebutuselessessays.

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Hewhoisunmovedbytearshasnoheart.

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Everythinginreligionshouldbegratuitous,andforthepeople;caremustbetakennottodeprivethepoor,becausetheyarepoor,oftheonlythingwhichconsolesthemfortheirpoverty.

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Wemusttakethingsaswefindthem,andnotaswewouldwishthemtobe.

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Calumny,envy,andallrevengefulpassionsappearalmostexclusivelytodirecttheactionsofmen.

47.

Thespectacleofafieldofbattleafterthecombat,issufficienttoinspirePrinceswiththeloveofpeace,andthehorrorofwar.

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Muchsheddingofblood,manygreatactions,andtriumphs,toilandperseverancearetheendofallthingshuman.

49.

Toextraordinarycircumstanceswemustapplyextraordinaryremedies.

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WemustneverconfoundtheHeavenlyaffairs,whichareimmutable,withthoseoftheearth,whichchangeaccordingtopolicyandtheforceofcircumstances.

51.

Itisthecause,andnotthedeath,thatmakesthemartyr.

52.

AgreatEuropeanfederativesystemalonecanbefavourabletothedevelopmentofcivilisation.

53.

Acontract,foundedinfraudorerror,isofnoeffect.

54.

Whenacriminalhasbeendeprivedofhisproperty,separatedfromhisfriendsandcustomaryhabitsandassociations,justiceandpublicvengeanceshouldbesatisfied.

55.

Acrowndishonouredisadetestableburthen.

56.

Inthesedaystheinventionofprinting,andthediffusionofknowledge,renderhistoricalcalumniesalittlelessdangerous:

truthwillalwaysprevailinthelongrun,buthowslowitsprogress!

57.

Militarybraveryhasnoaffinitytocivilcourage.

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Collectivelyanarmycandissembleanydescriptionofworship;butitmustobeytheordersofaGeneral-in-Chief,whoisasmuchtheorganofhiscountry,asthecoloursareitssymbol;yetitwouldbeodiousforthesoldiersindividuallytoabjuretheirbeliefandthefaithoftheirfathers,toservetheirowninterests.

59.

Everyonemusthavehisproportionofcelebrity;and,thankGod;therewillberoomforallatthefestalofimmortality.

60.

Theconscienceistheinviolableasylumofthelibertyofman.

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Amanisnotdependentuponhisfellowcreature,whenhedoesnotfeardeath.

62.

Speechespassaway,butactsremain.

63.

TheDramaisthetragedyofwomen.

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Thedesertisanoceanuponwhichwecanwalk,itistheimageofimmensity.

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EverythinginthisworldproclaimstheexistenceofGod.

66.

Divorceisalawconformabletotheinterestsofmarriedpeople.

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Griefhasitsbounds,theymustnotbeexceeded.

68.

Nothingrendersanationsodespicableasreligiousdespotism.

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Destinymarksthefallofnations.

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Adynastycreatedforthemaintenanceoftherightsandproperties,canalonebenaturallylegitimate,andacquireconfidenceandpower.

71.

ThronesemanatefromGod:

thegreatestcrimeinhiseyes,becauseitcausesthegreatesteviltoman,istoshaketheloveandrespectduetoSovereigns.

72.

Allpredictionsareimpostures,theresultoffraud,folly,orfanaticism.

73.

Whenchildrengrowup,theybecomeindependent.

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Itisaccordingtojustice,thathewhofailsiseverinthewrong.

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Experienceisthetruewisdomofnations.

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Equalityshouldbethechiefbasisoftheeducationofyouth.

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Existenceisacurse,ratherthanablessing.

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Impartialitysurpassesallotherqualificationsinawriter,whoshouldpossessprobity,aclearconscienceandeleganceofstyle.Theonlyauthorwhodeservestobereadishewhoneverattemptstodirecttheopinionofthereader.

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Weshouldalwaysgobeforeourenemieswithconfidence,otherwiseourapparentuneasinessinspiresthemwithgreaterboldness.

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Greatnessisnothingunlessitbelasting.

81.

Themanwhodevoteshimselftoinstructionmustnotmarryuntilhehassurmountedthefirstdegreesofhiscareer.

82.

Ilikenotyourfreethinkers,foolsonlydefymystery.

83.

Ecclesiasticsshouldconfinethemselvesentirelytospiritualgovernment.

84.

ThegovernmentoftheChurchisnotarbitrary;ithascanonsandruleswhichthePopemustfollow.

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Thebestcureforthebodyistoquietthemind.

86.

Slaveryoccasionsfirstofalldelirium,thensuperstition,andfinallycredulity.

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Wealthhasalwaysbeenthefirsttitletoconsideration.

88.

Girlscannotbebetterbroughtupthanbytheirmother:

apubliceducationdoesnotsuitthem.

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Womenshouldemploythemselveswiththeirknittingneedles.

90.

Thereisnogreatermisfortuneforamanthantobegovernedbyhiswife:

insuchcaseheisneitherhimselfnorhiswife,heisaperfectnonentity.

91.

Womanismadeforherhusband,thehusbandforhiscountry,hischildren,andGlory.

92.

Ingreatcrisis,itisthelotofwomentosoftenourmisfortunes.

93.

Fatalismisnotadoctrinewhichcanbesustained,itismerelyaword:

eitheritadmitsfree-will,oritrejectsit:

ifitadmitsit,whatsortofaresultcanthatbewhichshouldhavebeenpreviouslydeterminedupon?

—andthatmightbealtered,nevertheless,bythemosttriflingcircumstance?

Iffree-willberejected,itisworsestill;forthenallthatisnecessaryincomingintotheworldwouldbetothrowoneselfintoone'scradle,andthereabandoned;forifitbeirrevocablyfixedthatweshouldlive,therecanbenonecessitytofeedus,wemustlive.

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Theconstitutionof