To have a right estimate of a man's character, we must see him in misfortune. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Be successful! I judge men only by the results of their actions. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Ordinarily men exercise their memory much more than their judgment. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Men take only their needs into consideration - never their abilities. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
The man fitted for affairs and authority never considers individuals, but things and their consequences. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
In tragedy great men are more truly great than in history. We see them only in the crises which unfold them. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and the great welcome them out of vanity… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
When small men attempt great enterprises, they always end by reducing them to the level of their mediocrity. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
The most difficult art is not in the choice of men, but in giving to the men chosen the highest service of… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
A man made for public life and authority never takes account of personalities; he only takes account of things, of their weight… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
One is more certain to influence men, to produce more effect on them, by absurdities than by sensible ideas. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
The art of choosing men is not nearly so difficult as the art of enabling those chosen to attain their full worth. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
The greater the man, the less is he opinionative, he depends upon events and circumstances. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
A nation recruits men more easily than it can retrieve its honour. — 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
