Napoleon Bonaparte quotes

“Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

“If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god.”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

“The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

“A revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets.”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

“A celebrated people lose dignity upon a closer view.”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

“All religions have been made by men.”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

“You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war.”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

“Among those who dislike oppression are many who like to oppress.”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

“History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

“In politics... never retreat, never retract... never admit a mistake.”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

“Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone to take her away from me. ”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

“One must change one's tactics every ten years if one wishes to maintain one's superiority.”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

“If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

“A man cannot become an atheist merely by wishing it.”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

“A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

“Water, air, and cleanness are the chief articles in my pharmacy.”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

“The best cure for the body is a quiet mind.”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

“Throw off your worries when you throw off your clothes at night.”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

“Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

“Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever. ”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

“I can no longer obey; I have tasted command, and I cannot give it up.”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

“The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

“There is no such thing as accident; it is fate misnamed. ”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

“The word impossible is not in my dictionary. ”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

“There is one kind of robber whom the law does not strike at, and who steals what is most precious to men: time.”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

“What is history but a fable agreed upon?”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

“I have only one counsel for you - be master.”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

“It is the cause, not the death, that makes the martyr.”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

“England is a nation of shopkeepers. ”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

“Doctors will have more lives to answer for in the next world than even we generals.”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

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