41 quotes
"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