Peace Quotes by Napoleon Bonaparte

War,--the trade of barbarians!

— Napoleon Bonaparte

It is with artillery that war is made.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

War justifies everything.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

War is like government, a matter of tact.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

One bad general is worth two good ones.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

A starving army is actually worse than none.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

In war it is not men, but the man who counts.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

War is 90% information.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

At the head of an army, nothing is more becoming than simplicity.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

In war, groping tactics, half-way measures, lose everything.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

An army which cannot be reenforced is already defeated.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

In war there is but one favorable moment; the great art is to seize it!

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Treaties are observed as long as they are in harmony with interests.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Every means should be taken to attach the soldier to his colours.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Nothing is so important in war as an undivided command.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

The object of war is victory, the object of victory is conquest, and the object of conquest is occupation.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

The first quality of a soldier is constancy in enduring fatigue and hardship. Courage is only the second. Poverty privation and want…

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Artillery is more essential to cavalry than to infantry, because cavalry has no fire for its defence, but depends on the sabre.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

The basic principle that we must follow in directing the armies of the Republic is this: that they must feed themselves on…

— Napoleon Bonaparte

In war, the general alone can judge of certain arrangements. It depends on him alone to conquer difficulties by his own superior…

— Napoleon Bonaparte

In war, three-quarters turns on personal character and relations; the balance of manpower and materials counts only for the remaining quarter.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

If the art of war were nothing but the art of avoiding risks, glory would become the prey of mediocre minds… I…

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Wisdom and policy dictate that we must do as destiny demands and keep peace with the irresistible march of events.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Read over and over again the campaigns of Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, Gustavus, Turenne, Eugene and Frederic. ... This is the only way…

— Napoleon Bonaparte

The Allied Powers having proclaimed that the Emperor Napoleon is the sole obstacle to the re-establishment of peace in Europe, he, faithful…

— Napoleon Bonaparte

The keys of a fortress are always well worth the retirement of the garrison when it is resolved to yield only on…

— Napoleon Bonaparte

What are the conditions that make for the superiority of an army? Its internal organization, military habits in officers and men, the…

— Napoleon Bonaparte

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

“At the beginning of a campaign it is important to consider whether or not to move forward; but when one has taken…

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Great battles are won with artillery.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

War is ninety percent information.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

A general must be a charlatan.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

The worse the man, the better the soldier.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Without cavalry, battles are without result.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Unavailable wars are always just.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

In war the simplest manoeuvres are the best.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

The greatest general is he who makes the fewest mistakes.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

An army travels on its stomach. Soup makes the soldier.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

What a beautiful fix we are in now; peace has been declared.

— Napoleon Bonaparte