Napoleon Bonaparte quotes

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

— Napoleon Bonaparte

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

— Napoleon Bonaparte

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

— Napoleon Bonaparte

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

— Napoleon Bonaparte

“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

“Victory belongs to the most persevering. ”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

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

— Napoleon Bonaparte

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

— Napoleon Bonaparte

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

— Napoleon Bonaparte

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

— Napoleon Bonaparte

“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

“The human race is governed by its imagination. ”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

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

— Napoleon Bonaparte

“Let the path be open to talent. ”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

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

— Napoleon Bonaparte

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

— Napoleon Bonaparte

“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

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

— Napoleon Bonaparte

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

— Napoleon Bonaparte

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

— Napoleon Bonaparte

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

— Napoleon Bonaparte

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

— Napoleon Bonaparte

“I made all my generals out of mud. ”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

“Medicines are only fit for old people. ”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

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

— Napoleon Bonaparte

“War is the business of barbarians. ”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

“A Constitution should be short and obscure. ”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

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

— Napoleon Bonaparte

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

— Napoleon Bonaparte

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

— Napoleon Bonaparte

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