There is no such thing as an accident, only a failure to recognise the hand of fate — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
The allies we gain by victory will turn against us upon the bare whisper of our defeat. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
You become strong by defying defeat and by turning loss into gain and failure to success. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
In order not to be astonished at obtaining victories, one ought not to think only of defeats. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
After making a mistake or suffering a misfortune, the man of genius always gets back on his feet. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
The reason most people fail instead of succeed is they trade what they want most for what they want at the moment. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
It should not be believed that a march of three or four days in the wrong direction can be corrected by a… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
It is a mistake, too, to say that the face is the mirror of the soul. The truth is, men are very… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
A commander-in-chief cannot take as an excuse for his mistakes in warfare an order given by his sovereign or his minister when… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Champagne! In victory, one deserves it; in defeat one needs it. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
In politics... never retreat, never retract... never admit a mistake. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Audacity succeeds as often as it fails; in life it has an even chance. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
“Always carry champagne! In victory You deserve it & in defeat You need it!” — Napoléon 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
