The public spirit is in the hands of the man who knows how to make use of it. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
The worse the man the better the soldier. If soldiers be not corrupt they ought to be made so. — 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 greater the man, the less is he opinionative, he depends upon events and circumstances. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
The man fitted for affairs and authority never considers individuals, but things and their consequences. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
The most difficult art is not in the choice of men, but in giving to the men chosen the highest service of… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
If I were an Englishman, I should esteem the man who advised a war with China to be the greatest living enemy… — 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