You can make a throne of bayonets, but you can't sit on it for long.

You can build a throne with bayonets, but you can't sit on it for long.

A man may build himself a throne of bayonets, but he can't sit on it.

The most important thing is that Milosevic agreed to sit at the negotiating table with the Kosovo Albanians,

Then ye shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my stead: and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.

You can do anything with bayonets except sit on them.