Napoleon Quotes

In a battle, as in a siege, the art consists in concentrating very heavy fire on a particular point. The line of battle once established, the one who has the ability to concentrate an unlooked for mass of artillery suddenly and unexpectedly on one of these points is sure to carry the day.

Malice delights to blacken the characters of prominent men.

The Allied Powers having proclaimed that the Emperor Napoleon is the sole obstacle to the re-establishment of peace in Europe, he, faithful to his oath, declares that he is ready to descend from the throne, to quit France, and even to relinquish life, for the good of his country.

The best cure for the body is a quiet mind

What is history but a fable agreed upon ?

Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I have founded empires. But on what did we rest the creations of our genius? Upon force. Jesus Christ founded his empire upon love; and at this hour millions of men would die for him.

A general must be a charlatan.

Unite for the public safety, if you would remain an independent nation.

Din, fakirlerin zenginleri öldürmesine engel olur.

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

A commander-in-chief cannot take as an excuse for his mistakes in warfare an order given by his sovereign or his minister, when the person giving the order is absent from the field of operations and is imperfectly aware or wholly unaware of the latest state of affairs. It follows that any commander-in-chief who undertakes to carry out a plan which he considers defective is at fault; he must put forward his reasons, insist on the plan being changed, and finally tender his resignation rather than be the instrument of his army's downfall.

In Love, Victory goes to the man who runs away

I have to say it: I didn't have the courage.

You wish to sail a ship up stream by lighting a fire under its decks, I have no time for such nonsense.

Lo imposible es el fantasma de los tímidos y el refugio de los cobardes.