To live, is to suffer; and the honest man is always fighting to be master of his own mind. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
We are made weak both by idleness and distrust of ourselves. Unfortunate, indeed, is he who suffers from both. If he is… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Has a man the right to kill himself? Yes, if his death harms no one and if life is an evil to… — 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
I hate and I love. Perhaps you ask why I do so. I do not know, but I feel it, and am… — 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