Top 40 Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes


History is written by the winners.

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

He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.

To have a right estimate of a man's character, we must see him in misfortune.

The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.

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

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

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

I saw the crown of France laying on the ground, so I picked it up with my sword.

A leader is a dealer in hope.

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

If you build an army of 100 lions and their leader is a dog, in any fight, the lions will die like a dog. But if you build an army of 100 dogs and their leader is a lion, all dogs will fight as a lion

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

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

Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the principles which direct them.

Impatience is a great obstacle to success; he who treats everything with brusqueness gathers nothing, or only immature fruit which will never ripen.

To be believed make the truth unbelievable.

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.


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

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

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

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

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

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.

History is a set of lies agreed upon.

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

Women are nothing but machines for producing children.

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

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.


The amateurs discuss tactics: the professionals discuss logistics

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

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

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

In war, as in prostitution, amateurs are often better than professionals.

Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.

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

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

Force is the law of animals, men are ruled by conviction.

It is only by prudence, wisdom, and dexterity that great ends are attained and obstacles overcome. Without these qualities nothing succeeds.

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

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