War Quotes by Napoleon Bonaparte · Page 3

Victory and disaster establish indestructible bonds between armies and their commanders.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Providence is always on the side of the last reserve

— Napoleon Bonaparte

To have good soldiers, a nation must always be at war.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Insubordination may only be the evidence of a strong mind.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

The admiral needs only one science, that of navigation. The general needs all the sciences.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

War is cruel to the people, and terrible to the conquered.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

A people which is able to say everything becomes able to do everything.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

If I had believed in a God of rewards and punishments, I might have lost courage in battle

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Good infantry is without doubt the sinews of an army; but if it has to fight a long time against very superior…

— Napoleon Bonaparte

The most terrible of all my battles was the one before Moscow. The French showed themselves to be worthy of victory, but…

— Napoleon Bonaparte

My true glory is not to have won 40 battles ... Waterloo will erase the memory of so many victories, ... But…

— Napoleon Bonaparte

I have fought sixty battles, and I have learnt nothing which I did not know at the beginning.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Terrorism, War & Bankruptcy are caused by the privatization of money, issued as a debt and compounded by interest.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

War is not at all such a difficult art as people think. . . . In reality it would seem that he…

— Napoleon Bonaparte

England would be better off without Canada; it keeps her in a prepared state for war at a great expense and constant…

— Napoleon Bonaparte

In time of revolution, with perseverance and courage, a soldier should think nothing impossible.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

In war, as in love, we must come into contact before we triumph.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

War is a lottery in which nations ought to risk nothing but small amounts.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

In war, character and opinion make more than half of the reality.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

An army which cannot be regularly recruited is a doomed army.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

It is not set speeches at the moment of battle that render soldiers brave.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

In war one must lean on an obstacle in order to overcome it.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Man, not men, is the most important consideration.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

There is only one favorable moment in war; talent consists in knowing how to seize it.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

In war, the moral is to the physical as three is to one.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

He that makes war without many mistakes has not made war very long.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

I make my battle plans from the spirit of my sleeping soldiers

— Napoleon Bonaparte

I love a brave soldier who has undergone the baptism of fire.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Remember, gentlemen, what a Roman emperor said: The corpse of an enemy always smells sweet.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

It would be a joke if the conduct of the victor had to be justified to the vanquished.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Two armies are two bodies which meet and try to frighten each other.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

In the eyes of empire builders men are not men but instruments.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Cavalry is useful before, during, and after the battle.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

The logical end to defensive warfare is surrender.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Between a battle lost and a battle won, the distance is immense and there stand empires.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Generals who save troops for the next day are always beaten.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

The art of war is to gain time when your strength is inferior.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

In war, the moral element and public opinion are half the battle.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

The battle of Austerlitz is the grandest of all I have fought.

— Napoleon Bonaparte