Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes, Status, and Thoughts

Act swiftly and vigorously, without 'buts' and 'ifs'.

Greatness be nothing unless it be lasting.

The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.

All the women in the world would not make me lose an hour.

It's not the size of the army but the power within the army.

Lies circle the earth while Truth is still trying to put on its shoes.

Leave the Artillerymen alone, they are an obstinate lot.

The most dangerous moment comes with victory.

America is a fortunate country. She grows by the follies of our European nations.

The greatest general is he who makes the fewest mistakes.

He who knows how to flatter also knows how to slander.

One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent.

The Mohammedan religion is the finest of all.

On victory, you deserve beer. On defeat, you need it.

I may lose a battle but I will never lose a minute.

Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.

Opportunities? I make opportunities.

Speeches pass away, but acts remain.

To understand the man you have to know what was happening in the world when he was twenty.

The leader's role is to define reality, then give hope

Love is the occupation of the idle man, the amusement of a busy one, and the shipwreck of a sovereign.

Whatever you ardently and passionately desire, that you obtain.

You think you are too intelligent to believe in God. I am not like you.

You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war.

Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in.

Nature intended women to be our slaves. They are our property.

Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues.

After making a mistake or suffering a misfortune, the man of genius always gets back on his feet.

I have made all the calculations; fate will do the rest.

Anarchy is the stepping stone to absolute power.

War is ninety percent information.

The strong are good, only the weak are wicked.

Every hour of lost time is a chance of future misfortune.

When people cease to complain, they cease to think.

Imagination rules the world.

An army of lions commanded by a deer will never be an army of lions.

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

Adversity is the midwife of genius

Once you have made up your mind, stick to it; there is no longer any 'if' or 'but'.

You can not lead a battle if you think you look silly on a horse.

History is a set of lies agreed upon.

History is written by the winners.

If I were to give liberty to the press, my power could not last three days.

Great men are meteors designed to burn so that earth may be lighted.

Show me a family of readers, and I will show you the people who move the world.

Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.

The Jews are the master robbers of the modern age.

The world soffers a lot. Not because the violence of bad people. But because of the silence of the good people.

It is neither holy, Roman or an empire.

Six hours' sleep for a man, seven for a woman, and eight for a fool.

Envy is a declaration of inferiority.

Until you spread your wings, you'll have no idea how far you can fly.

The World is not ruined by the wickedness of the wicked, but by the weakness of the good.

You don't reason with intellectuals. You shoot them.

The purpose of religion is to keep the poor from killing the rich.

It is not necessary to bury the truth. It is sufficient merely to delay it until nobody cares.

Courage isn't having the strength to go on - it is going on when you don't have strength.

The best way to make every one poor is to insist on equality of wealth.

If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

The only way to lead people is to show them a future: a leader is a dealer in hope.

The reason most people fail instead of succeed is they trade what they want most for what they want at the moment.

Victory is not always winning the battle...but rising every time you fall.

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An order that can be misunderstood, will be misunderstood.

Never tell your enemy he is doing the wrong thing.

A man will fight harder for his interests than for his rights.

A man is known by his conduct to his wife, to his family, and to those under him.

Better to have an open enemy, than hidden friends.

You become strong by defying defeat and by turning loss into gain and failure to success.

I base my calculation on the expectation that luck will be against me.

There are two levers for moving men — interest and fear.

The human race is governed by its imagination.

If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon-shots.

A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of coloured ribbon.

Let France have good mothers, and she will have good sons.

We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.

Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of them.

From the heights of these pyramids, forty centuries look down on us.

Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.

It requires more courage to suffer than to die.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

Death is nothing; but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.

Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.

He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.

To extraordinary circumstances we must apply extraordinary remedies.

Great men are never cruel without necessity.

I would kiss a man’s arse if I needed him.

God is on the side with the best artillery.

If I had not been born Napoleon, I would have liked to have been born Alexander.

If you wish to be success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.

Six hours sleep for a man, seven for a woman and eight for a fool.

The stupid speak of the past, the wise of the present, and fools of the future.

Friends must always be treated as if one day they might be enemies.