Whatever shall we do in that remote spot? Well, we will write our memoirs. Work is the scythe of time. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Victory and disaster establish indestructible bonds between armies and their commanders. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
It is the business of cavalry to follow up the victory, and to prevent the beaten army from rallying. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Our hour is marked, and no one can claim a moment of life beyond what fate has predestined. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Ordinary men died, men of iron were taken prisoner: I only brought back with me men of bronze. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Wherever wood can swim, there I am sure to find this flag of England. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Good infantry is without doubt the sinews of an army; but if it has to fight a long time against very superior… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
I am a monarch of God's creation, and you reptiles of the earth dare not oppose me. I render an account of… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
A form of government that is not the result of a long sequence of shared experiences, efforts, and endeavors can never take… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
If the art of war were nothing but the art of avoiding risks, glory would become the prey of mediocre minds… I… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
France is invaded; I am leaving to take command of my troops, and, with God's help and their valor, I hope soon… — 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
The basic principle that we must follow in directing the armies of the Republic is this: that they must feed themselves on… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
An army's effectiveness depends on its size, training, experience, and morale, and morale is worth more than any of the other factors… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
What I have done up to this is nothing. I am only at the beginning of the course I must run. Do… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Mankind are in the end always governed by superiority of intellectual faculties, and none are more sensible of this than the military… — 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
I hope the time is not far off when I shall be able to unite all the wise and educated men of… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
The Bible is not merely a book-it is a living power. . . . Nowhere as in the Bible can be found… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Muhammad was a great man, an intrepid soldier; with a handful of men he triumphed at the battle of Bender (sic); a… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Among so many conflicting ideas and so many different perspectives, the honest man is confused and distressed and the skeptic becomes wicked… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
What is a throne? - a bit of wood gilded and covered in velvet. I am the state- I alone am here… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
For today, we celebrate the first glorious anniversary of the Information Purification Directives. We have created, for the first time in all… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Muhammad was a prince; he rallied his compatriots around him. In a few years, the Muslims conquered half of the world. They… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
At the head of an army, nothing is more becoming than simplicity. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Unite for the public safety, if you would remain an independent nation. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
The only victories which leave no regret are those which are gained over ignorance. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
When a government is dependent upon bankers for money, they and not the leaders of the government control the situation — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
In the eyes of empire builders men are not men but instruments. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
All becomes easy when we follow the current of opinion; it is the ruler of the world. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
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 Image
Republican despotism is more fertile in acts of tyranny, because everyone has a hand in it. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
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 Image
