On the recordJanuary 1, 1815
He must not allow himself to be elated by good news, or depressed by bad.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
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gutenberg.orgHe must not allow himself to be elated by good news, or depressed by bad.
From his maxims on military strategy, this passage describes the emotional stability required of a general-in-chief.
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