Quotes by Emperors

10 persons who speak make more noise than 10 000 who are silent.
Napoléon Bonaparte
Do not be ashamed of help.
Marcus Aurelius
Be your own master, and look at things as a man, as a human being, as a citizen, as a mortal creature.
Marcus Aurelius
Is your cucumber bitter? Throw it away. Are there briars in your path? Turn aside. That is enough. Do not go on and say, "Why were things of this sort ever brought into this world?" neither intolerable nor everlasting - if thou bearest in mind that it has its limits, and if thou addest nothing to it in imagination. Pain is either an evil to the body (then let the body say what it thinks of it!)-or to the soul. But it is in the power of the soul to maintain its own serenity and tranquility. . . .
Marcus Aurelius
Education develops the intellect; and the intellect distinguishes man from other creatures. It is education that enables man to harness nature and utilize her resources for the well-being and improvement of his life. The key for the betterment and completeness of modern living is education. But, ' Man cannot live by bread alone '. Man, after all, is also composed of intellect and soul. Therefore, education in general, and higher education in particular, must aim to provide, beyond the physical, food for the intellect and soul. That education which ignores man's intrinsic nature, and neglects his intellect and reasoning power can not be considered true education.
Haile Selassie I
Every living organism is fulfilled when it follows the right path for its own nature.
Marcus Aurelius
History is a set of lies agreed upon.
Napoléon Bonaparte
Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.
Marcus Aurelius