Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes

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

Speak, Silent, Ten

You must not fear death, my lads; defy him, and you drive him into the enemy's ranks.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Death, Fear, Enemy

Ambition never is in a greater hurry that I; it merely keeps pace with circumstances and with my general way of thinking.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Thinking, Ambition, General

I have only one counsel for you - be master.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Master, Counsel

It is the cause, not the death, that makes the martyr.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Death, Makes, Cause

England is a nation of shopkeepers.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Nation, England

The army is the true nobility of our country.
Napoleon Bonaparte

True, Country, Army

In order to govern, the question is not to follow out a more or less valid theory but to build with whatever materials are at hand. The inevitable must be accepted and turned to advantage.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Whatever, Question, Less

Let the path be open to talent.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Path, Talent, Open

War is the business of barbarians.
Napoleon Bonaparte

War, Business, Barbarians

Respect the burden.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Respect, Burden

The act of policing is, in order to punish less often, to punish more severely.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Often, Less, Act

Men take only their needs into consideration - never their abilities.
Napoleon Bonaparte

There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.
Napoleon Bonaparte

The human race is governed by its imagination.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Human, Race, Governed

We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Laugh, Him, Crying

A Constitution should be short and obscure.
Napoleon Bonaparte

With audacity one can undertake anything, but not do everything.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Everything, Audacity, Undertake

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

Down, Forty, Heights

I made all my generals out of mud.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Made, Mud, Generals

Medicines are only fit for old people.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Old, Fit, Medicines

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

Power, Prevent, Forbid

Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Opinion, Public, Consult

The great proof of madness is the disproportion of one's designs to one's means.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Great, Means, Madness

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Leader

Born: August 15, 1769

Died: May 5, 1821

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