Napoleon Bonaparte: “He must not allow himself to be elated by good news, or depressed by…”

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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From his maxims on military strategy, this passage describes the emotional stability required of a general-in-chief.

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