Reconnaissance memoranda should always be written in the simplest style and be purely descriptive. They should never stray from their objective by… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
It is not set speeches at the moment of battle that render soldiers brave. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
“Un bon croquis vaut mieux qu'un long discours (A good sketch is better than a long speech)” — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
When you determine to risk a battle, reserve to yourself every possible chance of success, more particularly if you have to deal… — 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
