It would be a joke if the conduct of the victor had to be justified to the vanquished. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
The art of land warfare is an art of genius, of inspiration. On the sea nothing is genius or inspiration; everything is… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
The most terrible of all my battles was the one before Moscow. The French showed themselves to be worthy of victory, but… — 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
Remember, gentlemen, what a Roman emperor said: The corpse of an enemy always smells sweet. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
A general-in-chief should ask himself several times in the day, What if the enemy were to appear now in my front, or… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
There are in Europe many good generals, but they see too many things at once. I see one thing, namely the enemy's… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
It is an approved maxim in war, never to do what the enemy wishes you to do, for this reason alone, that… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
My true glory is not to have won 40 battles ... Waterloo will erase the memory of so many victories, ... But… — 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
In war you see your own troubles; those of the enemy you cannot see. You must show confidence. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Every means should be taken to attach the soldier to his colours. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
In war, character and opinion make more than half of the reality. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
There are times when a battle decides everything, and there are times when the most insignificant thing can decide the outcome of… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Victory is not always winning the battle...but rising every time you fall. — 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 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
