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"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." - Napoleon Bonaparte
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Actually, the quote was made by Nelson and refered to the French.
leppie wrote:
"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." - Napoleon Bonaparte
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"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." - Napoleon Bonaparte
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IronScheme - 1.0 alpha 4a out now (29 May 2008)I've long been bemused by the irony of this quote considering how far Napoleon overextended, especially in relation to Russia.
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jgrogan wrote:
Actually, the quote was made by Nelson
Gotta reference? Everything I find attributes it to Napoleon.
You'd sorta expect that, him being a brit and it was contested between Lord Nelson and His Imperial Majesty, Napoleon Bonaparte ;)
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I've long been bemused by the irony of this quote considering how far Napoleon overextended, especially in relation to Russia.
Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke
I think it's the utmost in wartime courtesy that his enemies were considerate enough to not interrupt him. On a related note, I do so love the rules of war. "Okay, we're going to kill each other and dance in the blood, but hey - let's be civilized about this."
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leppie wrote:
Funny, I thought it was TWO fatal mistakes
It depends: Scenario 1: The husband shot the man who was committing the mistake with his wife. One fatal mistake. Scenario 2: The husband shot the wife, too. Two fatal mistakes. Scenario 3: The busband was shot while interrupting other's mistake. One fatal mistake. :laugh:
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Xiangyang Liu wrote:
Scenario 3: The busband was shot while interrupting other's mistake. One fatal mistake.
Shooting a busband is banned in India. I agree it is a fatal mistake though. :laugh:
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