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Napoleon Bonaparte

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Quotes by Napoleon Bonaparte

"History is a set of lies agreed upon."

- Napoleon Bonaparte

Awareness

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

- Napoleon Bonaparte

Awareness

"In politics, stupidity is not a handicap."

- Napoleon Bonaparte

Awareness

"I drink Champagne when I win, to celebrate. And I drink Champagne when I lose, to console myself."

- Napoleon Bonaparte

Balance

"Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment."

- Napoleon Bonaparte

Hope

"Courage isn’t having the strength to go on, it is going on when you don’t have the strength."

- Napoleon Bonaparte

Courage

"Valor is a gift. Those having it never know for sure whether they have it till the test comes. And those having it in one test never know for sure if they will have it when the next test comes."

- Napoleon Bonaparte

Courage

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

- Napoleon Bonaparte

Courage

"Courage isn’t having the strength to go on – it is going on when you don’t have strength."

- Napoleon Bonaparte

Courage

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

- Napoleon Bonaparte

Courage

"Courage isn’t having the strength to go on—it is going on when you don’t have strength."

- Napoleon Bonaparte

Courage

"Courage isn’t having the strength to go on ― it’s going on when you have no strength."

- Napoleon Bonaparte

Courage

"Courage isn’t having the strength to go on – it is going on when you don’t have strength."

- Napoleon Bonaparte

Courage

""Let her sleep, for when she wakes, she will shake the world.""

- Napoleon Bonaparte

Inspiration

"Until you spread your wings; you’ll have no idea how far you can fly."

- Napoleon Bonaparte

Motivation

"Imagination rules the world."

- Napoleon Bonaparte

Creativity

"A leader is a dealer in hope."

- Napoleon Bonaparte

Leadership

"A man does not have himself killed for a half-pence a day or for a petty distinction. You must speak to the soul in order to electrify him."

- Napoleon Bonaparte

Leadership

"Read over and over again the campaigns of Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, Gustavus, Turenne, Eugene and Frederic…This is the only way to become a great general and master the secrets of the art of war…"

- Napoleon Bonaparte

Leadership

"Soldiers usually win the battles and generals get the credit for them."

- Napoleon Bonaparte

Leadership

"Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them."

- Napoleon Bonaparte

Leadership

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

- Napoleon Bonaparte

Connection to Earth

"Water, air, and cleanness are the chief articles in my pharmacy."

- Napoleon Bonaparte

Health

"The truest wisdom is a resolute determination."

- Napoleon Bonaparte

Determination

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

- Napoleon Bonaparte

Determination

"How many seemingly impossible things have been accomplished by resolute men because they had to do, or die."

- Napoleon Bonaparte

Determination

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

- Napoleon Bonaparte

Education

"What is history but a fable agreed upon?"

- Napoleon Bonaparte

Wisdom

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

- Napoleon Bonaparte

Wisdom

"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake."

- Napoleon Bonaparte

Wisdom

"Music is what tells us that the human race is greater than we realize."

- Napoleon Bonaparte

Wisdom

"An army marches on its stomach."

- Napoleon Bonaparte

Wisdom

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

- Napoleon Bonaparte

Taking Risks

"Victory belongs to the most persevering."

- Napoleon Bonaparte

Perseverance

"Victory goes to those who can endure hardship the longest."

- Napoleon Bonaparte

Perseverance

"Victory loves those who persevere."

- Napoleon Bonaparte

Perseverance

"If I had to have a religion, I should adore the Sun, for it is the Sun that fertilizes everything."

- Napoleon Bonaparte

Philosophy

"There is no such thing as accident; it is fate misnamed."

- Napoleon Bonaparte

Philosophy

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

- Napoleon Bonaparte

Bravery

""I would rather suffer with coffee than be senseless.""

- Napoleon Bonaparte

Bravery

"If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god."

- Napoleon Bonaparte

Spirituality