Order marches with weighty and measured strides. Disorder is always in a hurry. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
In a great nation, the majority are incapable of judging wisely of things. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
A man is known by his conduct to his wife, to his family, and to those under him. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
An army of lions commanded by a deer will never be an army of lions. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
In war, as in love, we must come into contact before we triumph. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
A people which is able to say everything becomes able to do everything. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
A magistrate is not a father; he must be just and severe. Only tyrants are fathers. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
You become strong by defying defeat and by turning loss into gain and failure to success. — 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