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Time Quotes by Napoleon Bonaparte
- There is one kind of robber whom the law does not strike at, and who steals what is most precious to men: time.
- Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in.
- Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
- What is history but a fable agreed upon?
- Every hour of lost time is a chance of future misfortune.
- I hope the time is not far off when I shall be able to unite all the wise and educated men of all the countries…
- Good infantry is without doubt the sinews of an army; but if it has to fight a long time against very superior artillery, it will…
- Christ alone has succeeded in so raising the mind of man towards the unseen that it become insensible to the barriers of time and space.
- A man's palate can, in time, become accustomed to anything.
- Space we can recover; time never.
- In time of revolution, with perseverance and courage, a soldier should think nothing impossible.
- Strategy is the art of making use of time and space. I am less concerned about the later than the former. Space we can recover,…
- Never lose sight of this maxim, that you should establish your cantonments at the most distant and best protected point from the enemy, especially where…
- Unity of command is essential to the economy of time. Warfare in the field was like a siege: by directing all one's force to a…
- The art of war is to gain time when your strength is inferior.
- Time is the great art of man.
- I tell you Wellington is a bad general, the English are bad soldiers; we will settle this matter by lunch time.
- Occupation is the scythe of time.
- You may ask me for anything you like except time.
- The fate of a battle is the result of a moment, of a thought: the hostile forces advance with various combinations, they attack each other…
- In our time no one has the conception of what is great. It is up to me to show them.
- You would make a ship sail against the winds and currents by lighting a bonfire under her decks? I have no time for such nonsense.
- Whatever shall we do in that remote spot? Well, we will write our memoirs. Work is the scythe of time.
- The secret of great battles consists in knowing how to deploy and concentrate at the right time.
- There are times when a battle decides everything, and there are times when the most insignificant thing can decide the outcome of a battle
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