Napoleon Quotes

une science indigeste?

На войне важны не люди, а человек.

There is but a step from the sublime to the ridiculous

siam forti quando siamo risoluti e pronti a morire

The two armies which but recently attacked you with audacity are fleeing before you in terror; the wicked men who laughed at your misery and rejoiced at the thought of the triumphs of your enemies are confounded and trembling.

No hay que pedir a la fortuna más de lo que puede dar.

Quand on veut on peut, quand on peut on doit.

The great majority of men attend to what is necessary only when they feel a need for it — the precise time when it is too late

I saw the way to achieve all my dreams. . . . I would found a religion, I saw myself marching on the way to Asia, mounted on an elephant, a turban on my head, and in my hand a new Koran that I would have composed to suit my needs. In my enterprises I would have combined the experiences of the two worlds, exploiting the realm of all history for my own profit.

L'ambition de dominer sur les esprits est la plus forte de toutes les passions.

"C'est avec des hochets que l'on mène les hommes." Napoléon Bonaparte à propos de la légion d'honneur, qu'il institua en 1802.

On peut s'arrêter quand on monte, jamais quand on descend.

History is a series of lies on which we agree.

One must never ask more from fortune than she can grant.

Искусство войны в целом представляет собой хорошо продуманную и всесторонне обоснованную оборону, за которой следует быстрое и решительное нападение.