The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence and the great welcome them out of vanity or need. – Napoleon Bonaparte
True heroism consists in being superior to the ills of life, in whatever shape they may challenge us to combat. – Napoleon Bonaparte
Men take only their needs into consideration – never their abilities. – Napoleon Bonaparte
The Sussex lanes were very lovely in the autumn. I started going for long lone country walks among the spendthrift gold and glory of the year-end, giving myself up to the earth-scents and the sky-winds and all the magic of the countryside which is ordained for the healing of the soul. – Monica Baldwin, I Leap Over the Wall: Contrasts and Impressions After Twenty-Eig