Once you have made up your mind, stick to it; there is no longer any 'if' or 'but'. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Christ alone has succeeded in so raising the mind of man toward the unseen, that it becomes insensible to the barriers of… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Civilization does everything for the mind and favors it entirely at the expense of the body. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
“There are but two powers in the world, the sword and the mind. In the long run the sword is always beaten… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
If the art of war were nothing but the art of avoiding risks, glory would become the prey of mediocre minds… I… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
To live, is to suffer; and the honest man is always fighting to be master of his own mind. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Christ alone has succeeded in so raising the mind of man towards the unseen that it become insensible to the barriers of… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Even when I am gone, I shall remain in people's minds the star of their rights, my name will be the war… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Liberty is a need felt by a small class of people whom nature has endowed with nobler minds than the mass of… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
I know men; and I tell you that Jesus Christ is not a man. Superficial minds see a resemblance between Christ and… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
This year has begun hopefully for right thinkers. After all these centuries of feudal barbarism and political slavery, it is surprising to… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
A well-composed song strikes the mind and softens the feelings, and produces a greater effect than a moral work, which convinces our… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
The division of labor, which has brought such perfection in mechanical industries, is altogether fatal when applied to productions of the mind.… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
My mind is a chest of drawers. When I wish to deal with a subject, I shut all the drawers but the… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
One must learn to forgive and not to hold a hostile, bitter attitude of mind, which offends those about us and prevents… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Mankind are in the end always governed by superiority of intellectual faculties, and none are more sensible of this than the military… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
There is no man more pusillanimous than I when I am planning a campaign. I purposely exaggerate all the dangers and all… — 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 only victories which leave no regret are those which are gained over ignorance. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share
When a government is dependent upon bankers for money, they and not the leaders of the government control the situation — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share
All becomes easy when we follow the current of opinion; it is the ruler of the world. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share
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
Republican despotism is more fertile in acts of tyranny, because everyone has a hand in it. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share
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
There is only one favorable moment in war; talent consists in knowing how to seize it. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share
A great reserve and severity of manners are necessary for the command of those who are older than ourselves. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share
