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Sometimes a great example is necessary to all the public functionaries of the state.

— Napoleon Political Aphorisms, Moral and Philosophical Thoughts (1848)

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I never was truly my own master but was always ruled by circumstances.

From the sublime to the ridiculous is but a step.

The greater the man, the less is he opinionative, he depends upon events and circumstances.

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There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.

Necessity dominates inclination, will, and right.

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