It should not be believed that a march of three or four days in the wrong direction can be corrected by a… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
The spectacle of a field of battle after the combat, is sufficient to inspire Princes with the love of peace, and the… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Victory and disaster establish indestructible bonds between armies and their commanders. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
In war, the moral element and public opinion are half the battle. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Sometimes a single battle decides everything and sometimes, too, the slightest circumstance decides the issue of a battle. There is a moment… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
“At the beginning of a campaign it is important to consider whether or not to move forward; but when one has taken… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
If I were an Englishman, I should esteem the man who advised a war with China to be the greatest living enemy… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
The fate of a Nation may sometimes depend upon the position of a fortress. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Two armies are two bodies which meet and try to frighten each other. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
In war, as in politics, no evil - even if it is permissible under the rules - is excusable unless it is… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
The transition from the defensive to the offensive is one of the most delicate operations in war. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
At the head of an army, nothing is more becoming than simplicity. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
In war, as in love, we must come into contact before we triumph. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
A people which is able to say everything becomes able to do everything. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
What my enemies call a general peace is my destruction. What I call peace is merely the disarmament of my enemies. Am… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
He that makes war without many mistakes has not made war very long. — 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
