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Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon Bonaparte, born on August 15, 1769, in Corsica, rose from modest beginnings to become one of history’s most influential military leaders and emperors. A brilliant strategist, he rapidly ascended through the ranks of the French army during the tumultuous period of the French Revolution. By 1799, he had seized power in a coup d’état, declaring himself First Consul, and later, in 1804, crowning himself Emperor of the French. Napoleon’s military genius led to the expansion of the French Empire across much of Europe, as he achieved stunning victories in battles such as Austerlitz and Marengo. However, his ambition also sowed the seeds of his downfall, culminating in the disastrous invasion of Russia in 1812 and his ultimate defeat at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Exiled to the remote island of Saint Helena, Napoleon spent his final years reflecting on his legacy before dying on May 5, 1821. He left behind a complex legacy as both a champion of the principles of the French Revolution and a ruler whose quest for power reshaped the map of Europe and the course of history.

Here are quotations by Napoleon Bonaparte:

Inspiration
  • “Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.”
  • “Courage isn’t having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don’t have strength.”
  • “Great ambition is the passion of a great character.”
  • “Victory belongs to the most persevering.”
  • “The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.”
  • “The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind.”
  • “Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action comes, stop thinking and go in.”
  • “Men of genius are meteors intended to burn to light their century.”
  • “Ability is nothing without opportunity.”
  • “A leader is a dealer in hope.”
  • “He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.”
  • “If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.”
  • “The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemy’s.”
  • “To do all that one is able to do, is to be a man; to do all that one would like to do, is to be a god.”
  • “A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.”
Motivation
  • “You become strong by defying defeat and by turning loss into gain and failure to success.”
  • “The world suffers a lot. Not because of the violence of bad people, but because of the silence of good people.”
  • “The great proof of madness is the disproportion of one’s designs to one’s means.”
  • “The surest way to remain poor is to be honest.”
  • “It requires more courage to suffer than to die.”
  • “A man will fight harder for his interests than for his rights.”
  • “Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self-interest.”
  • “The art of being sometimes audacious and sometimes very prudent is the secret of success.”
  • “The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second virtue.”
  • “A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.”
  • “In war, the moral is to the physical as three is to one.”
  • “Success is the most convincing talker in the world.”
  • “The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind.”
  • “A true man hates no one.”
  • “Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone to take her away from me.”
Wealth
  • “The best way to keep one’s word is not to give it.”
  • “Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of them.”
  • “I have made all the calculations; fate will do the rest.”
  • “A true king is neither husband nor father; he considers his throne and nothing else.”
  • “It is not necessary to bury the truth. It is sufficient merely to delay it until nobody cares.”
  • “A revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets.”
  • “The best cure for the body is a quiet mind.”
  • “Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues.”
  • “When small men attempt great enterprises, they always end by reducing them to the level of their mediocrity.”
  • “Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.”
Health
  • “The best cure for the body is a quiet mind.”
  • “Health is the first requisite after morality.”
  • “The first requisite for a good general is that he be a good general.”
  • “The art of war consists in knowing how to defend the worst position.”
  • “War is the business of barbarians.”
  • “War is the trade of kings.”
  • “A true man hates no one.”
  • “The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second virtue.”
  • “Victory belongs to the most persevering.”
  • “The human race is governed by its imagination.”
  • “Imagination rules the world.”
Life
  • “There are only two forces that unite men – fear and interest.”
  • “Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.”
  • “History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.”
  • “Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet.”
  • “Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.”
  • “The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind.”
  • “The hand that gives is among the hands that take.”
  • “There are but two leverages in the world – the lever of fear and the lever of interest.”
  • “Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.”
  • “If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.”
  • “Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action comes, stop thinking and go in.”
  • “Victory belongs to the most persevering.”
  • “Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues.”
  • “Courage isn’t having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don’t have strength.”
  • “A true man hates no one.”
  • “Men of genius are meteors intended to burn to light their century.”
  • “A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.”
  • “Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.”
Success
  • “Victory belongs to the most persevering.”
  • “Courage isn’t having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don’t have strength.”
  • “Great ambition is the passion of a great character.”
  • “Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.”
  • “A leader is a dealer in hope.”
  • “Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self-interest.”
  • “In war, the moral is to the physical as three is to one.”
  • “The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind.”
  • “The art of war consists in knowing how to defend the worst position.”
  • “The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemy’s.”
  • “Success is the most convincing talker in the world.”
  • “The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second virtue.”
  • “The best way to keep one’s word is not to give it.”
  • “Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action comes, stop thinking and go in.”
  • “If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.”
  • “Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues.”
  • “Ability is nothing without opportunity.”
  • “To do all that one is able to do, is to be a man; to do all that one would like to do, is to be a god.”
  • “A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.”
Beauty
  • “The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind.”
  • “Men of genius are meteors intended to burn to light their century.”
  • “A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.”
  • “Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.”
  • “Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet.”
  • “Imagination rules the world.”
  • “History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.”
  • “There are only two forces that unite men – fear and interest.”
  • “Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.”
  • “The human race is governed by its imagination.”
  • “The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemy’s.”
  • “Victory belongs to the most persevering.”
  • “The art of being sometimes audacious and sometimes very prudent is the secret of success.”
  • “The surest way to remain poor is to be honest.”
  • “It requires more courage to suffer than to die.”
Love
  • “A true man hates no one.”
  • “Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet.”
  • “Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues.”
  • “The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind.”
  • “The human race is governed by its imagination.”
  • “Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.”
  • “The hand that gives is among the hands that take.”
  • “Victory belongs to the most persevering.”
  • “Great ambition is the passion of a great character.”
  • “A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.”
  • “A leader is a dealer in hope.”
  • “A revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets.”
  • “If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.”
  • “Courage isn’t having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don’t have strength.”
  • “Men of genius are meteors intended to burn to light their century.”
Happiness
  • “The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind.”
  • “Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet.”
  • “Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.”
  • “A true man hates no one.”
  • “The human race is governed by its imagination.”
  • “Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues.”
  • “A leader is a dealer in hope.”
  • “Victory belongs to the most persevering.”
  • “A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.”
  • “Great ambition is the passion of a great character.”
  • “Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action comes, stop thinking and go in.”
  • “Courage isn’t having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don’t have strength.”
  • “If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.”
  • “The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemy’s.”
  • “The best way to keep one’s word is not to give it.”
  • “History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.”
  • “Men of genius are meteors intended to burn to light their century.”
  • “The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second virtue.”
  • “A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.”
  • “Victory belongs to the most persevering.”

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