French statesman and military leader. He rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars.
Courage isn’t having the strength to go on – it is going on when you don’t have strength. – Napoleon Bonaparte
Victory belongs to the most persevering. – Napoleon Bonaparte
Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake. – Napoleon Bonaparte
He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat. – Napoleon Bonaparte
History is written by the winners. – Napoleon Bonaparte
Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self interest. – Napoleon Bonaparte
Die young, and I shall accept your death- but not if you have lived without glory, without being useful to your country, without leaving a trace of your existence: for that is not to have lived at all. – Napoleon Bonaparte
An army of lions commanded by a deer will never be an army of lions. – Napoleon Bonaparte
The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man. – Napoleon Bonaparte
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself. – Napoleon Bonaparte
A picture is worth a thousand words. – Napoleon Bonaparte
Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet. Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich. – Napoleon Bonaparte
To extraordinary circumstance we must apply extraordinary remedies. – Napoleon Bonaparte
A woman laughing is a woman conquered. – Napoleon Bonaparte
Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action comes, stop thinking and go in. – Napoleon Bonaparte
Circumstances – what are circumstances? I make circumstances. – Napoleon Bonaparte
If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my God. – Napoleon Bonaparte
He who knows how to flatter also knows how to slander. – Napoleon Bonaparte
I can no longer obey; I have tasted command, and I cannot give it up. – Napoleon Bonaparte
Let France have good mothers, and she will have good sons. -Napoleon Bonaparte
A leader is a dealer in hope. – Napoleon Bonaparte
Imagination rules the world. – Napoleon Bonaparte
All celebrated people lose dignity upon close inspection. – Napoleon Bonaparte
Let him sleep…for when he wakes, he will move mountains. – Napoleon Bonaparte
Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily. – Napoleon Bonaparte
History is a set of lies agreed upon. – Napoleon Bonaparte
Women are nothing but machines for producing children. – Napoleon Bonaparte
The best way to keep one’s word is not to give it. – Napoleon Bonaparte
The infectiousness of crime is like that of the plague. – Napoleon Bonaparte
There is no such thing as accident; it is fate misnamed. – Napoleon Bonaparte
History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon. – Napoleon Bonaparte
The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and the great welcome them out of vanity or need. – Napoleon Bonaparte
Chess is too difficult to be a game and not serious enough to be a science or an art. – Napoleon Bonaparte
Ability is nothing without opportunity – Napoleon Bonaparte
Ability is of little account without opportunity. – Napoleon Bonaparte
If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots. – Napoleon Bonaparte
If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing. – Napoleon Bonaparte
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