Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes About Fate
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If the art of war were nothing but the art of avoiding risks, glory would become the prey of mediocre minds.... I have made all the calculations; fate will do the rest.
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The fate of a Nation may sometimes depend upon the position of a fortress.
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The fate of a battle is the result of a moment, of a thought: the hostile forces advance with various combinations, they attack each other and fight for a certain time; the critical moment arrives, a mental flash decides, and the least reserve accomplishes the object.
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A battle sometimes decides everything; and sometimes the most trifling thing decides the fate of a battle.
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There is no such thing as an accident, only a failure to recognise the hand of fate
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There is no such thing as accident; it is fate misnamed.
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The fate of war is to be exalted in the morning, and low enough at night! There is but one step from triumph to ruin.
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No one but myself can be blamed for my fall. I have been my own greatest enemy-the cause of my own disastrous fate.
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I have made all the calculations; fate will do the rest.
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Our hour is marked, and no one can claim a moment of life beyond what fate has predestined.
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The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better to abandon one's self to destiny.
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