Quotes from Napoleon Bonaparte

The greatest general is he who makes the fewest mistakes.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

All celebrated people lose dignity on a close view.

Fashion condemns us to many follies; the greatest is to make oneself its slave.

Whatever may be the position in life of a parent, it is his duty to share his crust with his children. If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

War is ninety percent information.

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

How many things apparently impossible have nevertheless been performed by resolute men who had no alternative but death.

A true man hates no one.

Remember, gentlemen, what a Roman emperor said: The corpse of an enemy always smells sweet.

The spectacle of a field of battle after the combat, is sufficient to inspire Princes with the love of peace, and the horror of war.

I love a brave soldier who has undergone the baptism of fire.

Great battles are won with artillery.

Strategy is the art of making use of time and space. I am less concerned about the later than the former. Space we can recover, lost time never.

The secret of war lies in the communications.

Terrorism, War & Bankruptcy are caused by the privatization of money, issued as a debt and compounded by interest.

The most dangerous moment comes with victory.

In war there is but one favorable moment; the great art is to seize it!

In war you see your own troubles; those of the enemy you cannot see. You must show confidence.

You must not fear death, my lads; defy him, and you drive him into the enemy's ranks.

Insubordination may only be the evidence of a strong mind.

I treat policies like war. I hoodwink one flank so as to trounce the other. In my family we kneel only to God.

My enemies make appointments at my tomb.

That man made me miss my destiny.