Napoleon Bonaparte quotes

 quotes - France has more need of me than I have need of France.

“France has more need of me than I have need of France. ”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

 quotes - Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy.

“Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy. ”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

 quotes - The act of policing is, in order to punish less often, to punish more severely.

“The act of policing is, in order to punish less often, to punish more severely. ”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

 quotes - The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better to abandon one's self to destiny.

“The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better to abandon one's self to destiny. ”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

 quotes - To do all that one is able to do, is to be a man; to do all that one would like to do, is to be a god.

“To do all that one is able to do, is to be a man; to do all that one would like to do, is to be a god. ”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

 quotes - Victory belongs to the most persevering.

“Victory belongs to the most persevering. ”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

 quotes - Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.

“Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight. ”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

 quotes - Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues.

“Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues. ”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

 quotes - Men take only their needs into consideration - never their abilities.

“Men take only their needs into consideration - never their abilities. ”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

 quotes - Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in.

“Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in. ”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

 quotes - The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and the great welcome them out of vanity or need.

“The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and the great welcome them out of vanity or need. ”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

 quotes - The human race is governed by its imagination.

“The human race is governed by its imagination. ”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

 quotes - You must not fear death, my lads; defy him, and you drive him into the enemy's ranks.

“You must not fear death, my lads; defy him, and you drive him into the enemy's ranks. ”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

 quotes - Let the path be open to talent.

“Let the path be open to talent. ”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

 quotes - Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of them.

“Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of them. ”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

 quotes - The army is the true nobility of our country.

“The army is the true nobility of our country. ”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

 quotes - The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies.

“The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies. ”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

 quotes - The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second virtue.

“The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second virtue. ”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

 quotes - There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest.

“There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest. ”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

 quotes - We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.

“We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him. ”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

 quotes - When soldiers have been baptized in the fire of a battle-field, they have all one rank in my eyes.

“When soldiers have been baptized in the fire of a battle-field, they have all one rank in my eyes. ”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

 quotes - From the heights of these pyramids, forty centuries look down on us.

“From the heights of these pyramids, forty centuries look down on us. ”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

 quotes - I made all my generals out of mud.

“I made all my generals out of mud. ”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

 quotes - Medicines are only fit for old people.

“Medicines are only fit for old people. ”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

 quotes - The great proof of madness is the disproportion of one's designs to one's means.

“The great proof of madness is the disproportion of one's designs to one's means. ”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

 quotes - War is the business of barbarians.

“War is the business of barbarians. ”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

 quotes - A Constitution should be short and obscure.

“A Constitution should be short and obscure. ”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

 quotes - I am the successor, not of Louis XVI, but of Charlemagne.

“I am the successor, not of Louis XVI, but of Charlemagne. ”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

 quotes - One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent.

“One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent.”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

 quotes - Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.

“Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult. ”

— Napoleon Bonaparte