Book Quote by Robert Greene

“Napoleon once summarized his idea of strategic military planning: “You engage, and then you wait and see.” By making contact with the enemy and…

— Roy F. Baumeister

Napoleon was asked, "Who do you consider to be the greatest generals?" He responded saying, "The victors.

— Donald Rumsfeld

“The soldiers were not paid on time, and often looted and stole – sometimes from enemies, and sometimes friends – to survive.   While…

— Sebastian Marshall

“But those were Frenchmen and you can work out military problems clearly when you are fighting in somebody else's country." "Yes," I replied, "when…

— Ernest Hemingway

“Was it possible that Napoleon should have won that battle? We answer No. Why? Because of Wellington? Because of Blucher? No. Because of God.”

— Victor Hugo

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

— Sebastian Marshall

“What a pity to see a mind as great as Napoleon's devoted to trivial things such as empires, historic events, the thundering of cannons…

— Paul Valéry

“Had Napoleon been thoroughly unselfish, Grant suggested, he would have been the greatest man in history, such was his military genius. When a young…

— Ron Chernow

NAPOLEON: What shall we do with this soldier, Giuseppe? Everything he says is wrong. GIUSEPPE: Make him a general, Excellency, and then everything he…

— George Bernard Shaw

“Napoleon, the man of genius, did this! But to say that he destroyed his army because he wished to, or because he was very…

— Leo Tolstoy

I suffer a little bit from Napoleonism, if you will.

— Gary Coleman

“Upon his appointment to the Consulate, Napoleon famously declared, “We have finished the romance of the Revolution. We must now begin its history, only…

— Henry Freeman