Unity of command is essential to the economy of time. Warfare in the field was like a siege: by directing all one's… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Every private in the French army carries a Field Marshall wand in his knapsack. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
The mind of a general ought to resemble and be as clear as the field-glass of a telescope. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
The spectacle of a field of battle after the combat, is sufficient to inspire Princes with the love of peace, and the… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Unhappy the general who comes on the field of battle with a system. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
This soldier, I realized, must have had friends at home and in his regiment; yet he lay there deserted by all except… — 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
