“There are two levers to set a man in motion, fear and self-interest”
— Napoleon
“There are two levers to set a man in motion, fear and self-interest”
— Napoleon
“Jealousy is that pain which a man feels from the apprehension that he is not equally beloved by the person whom he entirely loves”
“If you are afraid of loneliness, don't marry.”
“The fear of death often proves mortal, and sets people on methods to save their lives, which infallibly destroy them”
“The religious man fears, the man of honor scorns, to do an ill action”
“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less”
“Liberalism is trust of the people tempered by prudence. Conservatism is distrust of the people tempered by fear”