Destiny Quote by Michael Dirda

“Napoleon, the greatest of the conquerors, is a sufficient proof that great men of action are criminals, and therefore, not geniuses. One can understand…

— Otto Weininger

Premature success gives one an almost mystical conception of destiny as opposed to will power-at its worst the Napoleonic delusion.

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

“It was the destiny of Napoleon - would it one day be his?”

— Stendhal

“By common consent the eminent man of the time was Napoleon Bonaparte, the revolution queller, the burgher sovereign, the imperial democrat, the supreme captain,…

— William Milligan Sloane

To the very last, he [Napoleon] had a kind of idea; that, namely, of la carrière ouverte aux talents, - the tools to him…

— John Keats

I have read loads of books on Napoleon. For him to come from nothing and then lead his country, that fascinated me. It doesn't…

— Tony Pulis

Man supposes that he directs his life and governs his actions, when his existence is irretrievably under the control of destiny

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“I like that quote, but Napoleon was a fool, drunk on his own perceived invincibility. He could have ruled the world had he but…

— Tom Wood

“we also see two things that are very salient for Napoleon –   1. Whenever he saw an opportunity, he immediately felt a strong…

— Sebastian Marshall

The reason man may become the master of his own destiny is because he has the power to influence his own subconscious mind.

— Napoleon Hill

Like all men who are Napoleonic in their ambitionshe has instincts about the nature of growth, a lover's sense of the momentof crisis, and…

— Norman Mailer

Man is supposed to be the maker of his destiny. It is only partly true. He can make his destiny, only in so far…

— Mahatma Gandhi