When defending itself against another country, a nation never lacks men, but too often, soldiers. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
I treat policies like war. I hoodwink one flank so as to trounce the other. In my family we kneel only to… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
In a battle, as in a siege, the art consists in concentrating very heavy fire on a particular point. The line of… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
There are certain things in war of which the commander alone comprehends the importance. Nothing but his superior firmness and ability can… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
All generals, officers, and soldiers who capitulate in battle to save their own lives should be decimated. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
In revolution there are only two sorts of men, those who cause them and those who profit by them. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
The fate of a battle is the result of a moment, of a thought: the hostile forces advance with various combinations, they… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
It is the business of cavalry to follow up the victory, and to prevent the beaten army from rallying. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
I have noticed in every campaign that I have fought-that there is a key segment of time, somewhere between 13 and 15… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
England would be better off without Canada; it keeps her in a prepared state for war at a great expense and constant… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
To extraordinary circumstance we must apply extraordinary remedies. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
In war, the general alone can judge of certain arrangements. It depends on him alone to conquer difficulties by his own superior… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
It is cowardly to commit suicide. The English often kill themselves. It is a malady caused by the humid climate. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
You do not get peace by shouting: Peace. Peace is a meaningless word; what we need is a glorious peace. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
I have fought sixty battles, and I have learnt nothing which I did not know at the beginning. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Strategy is the art of making use of time and space. I am less concerned about the later than the former. Space… — 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
