Quotes from Napoleon Bonaparte

Man, not men, is the most important consideration.

Jesus Chris was more than man.

It is often in the audacity, in the steadfastness, of the general that the safety and the conservation of his men is found.

When a government is dependent upon bankers for money, they and not the leaders of the government control the situation

Ability is of little account without opportunity. I have very rarely met with two o'clock in the morning courage: I mean instantaneous courage.

The fate of war is to be exalted in the morning, and low enough at night! There is but one step from triumph to ruin.

Give me an educated mother, I shall promise you the birth of a civilized, educated nation

Let France have good mothers, and she will have good sons.

The only conquests that are permanent and leave no regrets are our conquests over ourselves.

Music, of all the liberal arts, has the greatest influence over the passions, and it is that to which the legislator ought to give the greatest encouragement.

It's the unconquerable soul of man, and not the nature of the weapon he uses, that ensures victory

Order marches with weighty and measured strides. Disorder is always in a hurry.

The hand that gives is among the hand that takes. Money has no fatherland, financiers are without patriotism and without decency, their sole object is gain.

Those who have changed the universe have never done it by changing officials, but always by inspiring the people.

What my enemies call a general peace is my destruction. What I call peace is merely the disarmament of my enemies. Am I not more moderate than they?

It is easy to know when a government wishes for peace by observing the character of the person sent to negotiate for it.

Treaties are observed as long as they are in harmony with interests.

Europe thus divided into nationalities freely formed and free internally, peace between States would have become easier: the United States of Europe would become a possibility.

Here, Gentlemen, a dog teaches us a lesson in humanity.

Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords and harmonies.

They wanted me to be a Washington.

Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.

God has given me the will and the force to overcome all obstacles.