Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes

All religions have been made by men.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Men, Made, Religions

An army marches on its stomach.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Army, Stomach, Marches

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

War, Art, Enemy

One must change one's tactics every ten years if one wishes to maintain one's superiority.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Change, Wishes, Ten

Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Win, Soldiers, Credit

A revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Revolution, Idea, Found

The best cure for the body is a quiet mind.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Best, Mind, Body

Among those who dislike oppression are many who like to oppress.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Oppression, Among, Dislike

History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.
Napoleon Bonaparte

History, Past, Events

A celebrated people lose dignity upon a closer view.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Lose, View, Dignity

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords and harmonies.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Politics, Love, Power

He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Sure, Defeat, Fears

Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone to take her away from me.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Power, Hard, Away

When small men attempt great enterprises, they always end by reducing them to the level of their mediocrity.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Great, Men, End

Throw off your worries when you throw off your clothes at night.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Night, Off, Clothes

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Bench, Covered, Throne

There is one kind of robber whom the law does not strike at, and who steals what is most precious to men: time.
Napoleon Bonaparte

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

Peace, Avoid, Nations

In politics... never retreat, never retract... never admit a mistake.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Politics, Mistake, Admit

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

Time, Thinking, Action

There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the long run the sword will always be conquered by the spirit.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Long, Two, Spirit

Music is the voice that tells us that the human race is greater than it knows.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Music, Human, Knows

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

Nothing, Difficult, Able

The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Wisdom, Truest, Resolute

The word impossible is not in my dictionary.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Impossible, Word, Dictionary

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Leader

Born: August 15, 1769

Died: May 5, 1821

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