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 worse the man the better the soldier. If soldiers be not corrupt they ought to be made so. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Policemen and prisons ought never to be the means used to bring men back to the practice of religion. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
War is a lottery in which nations ought to risk nothing but small amounts. — 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
Obedience to public authority ought not to be based either on ignorance or stupidity. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
A man who has no consideration for the needs of his men ought never to be given command. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
A commander in chief ought to say to himself several times a day: If the enemy should appear on my front, on… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Our credulity is a part of the imperfection of our natures. It is inherent in us to desire to generalize, when we… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Tragedy warms the soul, elevates the heart, can and ought to create heroes. In this sense, perhaps, France owes a part of… — 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
