A legislator must know how to take advantage of even the defects of those he wants to govern. The art consists in… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
A cowardly act! What do I care about that? You may be sure that I should never fear to commit one if… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Men soon get tired of shedding their blood for the advantage of a few individuals, who think they amply reward the soldiers… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Governments keep their promises only when they are forced, or when it is to their advantage to do so. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
A true master of politics is able to calculate, down to the smallest fraction, the advantages to which he may put his… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
The fool has one great advantage over a man of sense; he is always satisfied with himself. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Fools have a great advantage over the wise; they are always self-satisfied. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
In order to govern, the question is not to follow out a more or less valid theory but to build with whatever… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
The only victories which leave no regret are those which are gained over ignorance. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share
When a government is dependent upon bankers for money, they and not the leaders of the government control the situation — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share
All becomes easy when we follow the current of opinion; it is the ruler of the world. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share
A great reputation is a great noise, the more there is of it, and the further does it swell. Land, monuments, Nations, all fall,… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share
Republican despotism is more fertile in acts of tyranny, because everyone has a hand in it. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share
My decision to destroy the authority of the blacks in Saint Domingue (Haiti) is not so much based on considerations of commerce and money,… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share
There is only one favorable moment in war; talent consists in knowing how to seize it. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share
A great reserve and severity of manners are necessary for the command of those who are older than ourselves. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share
