Wisdom and policy dictate that we must do as destiny demands and keep peace with the irresistible march of events. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Great events ever depend but upon a single hair. The adroit man profits by everything, neglects nothing which can increase his chances;… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon. — 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
In politics nothing is immutable. Events carry within them an invincible power. The unwise destroy themselves in resistance. The skillful accept events,… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
In politics nothing is immutable. Events carry within them an invincible power. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
As to moral courage, I have very rarely met with the two o'clock in the morning kind. I mean unprepared courage, that… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
From triumph to downfall there is but one step. I have noted that, in the most momentous occasions, mere nothings have always… — 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
