Die young, and I shall accept your death-but not if you have lived without glory, without being useful to your country, without… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
The nature of Christ is, I grant it, from one end to another, a web of mysteries; but this mysteriousness does not… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Moses has revealed the existence of God to his nation. Jesus Christ to the Roman world, Muhammad to the old continent... — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Life is strewn with so many dangers, and can be the source of so many misfortunes, that death is not the greatest… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Man is entitled by birthright to a share of the earth's produce sufficient to fill the needs of his existence. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
The nature of Christ's existence is mysterious, I admit; but this mystery meets the wants of man. Reject it, and the world… — 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