Notes from Wikiquote
Quoted in L'Arche de Noé (1968) by Marie-Madeleine Fourcade, p. 48; this has sometimes also been translated as "A picture is worth a thousand words", though it is not known to be the origin of that English expression.
More quotes by Napoleon
I never was truly my own master but was always ruled by circumstances.
The greater the man, the less is he opinionative, he depends upon events and circumstances.
Sometimes a great example is necessary to all the public functionaries of the state.
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