It is only with prudence, sagacity, and much dexterity that great aims are accomplished, and all obstacles surmounted. Otherwise nothing is accomplished. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Send me 300 francs; that sum will enable me to go to Paris. There, at least, one can cut a figure and… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
All the great captains have performed vast achievements by conforming with the rules of art--by adjusting efforts to obstacles. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
It is only by prudence, wisdom, and dexterity that great ends are attained and obstacles overcome. Without these qualities nothing succeeds. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
God has given me the will and the force to overcome all obstacles. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
The Allied Powers having proclaimed that the Emperor Napoleon is the sole obstacle to the re-establishment of peace in Europe, he, faithful… — 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
