I saw the crown of France laying on the ground, so I picked it up with my sword.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTEI saw the crown of France laying on the ground, so I picked it up with my sword.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTEThe 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.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTEWar is the business of barbarians.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTEA throne is only a bench covered with velvet.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTENothing is lost as long as courage remains
NAPOLEON BONAPARTEOrdinarily men exercise their memory much more than their judgment.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTEA picture is worth a thousand words.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTEAs for me, to love you alone, to make you happy, to do nothing which would contradict your wishes, this is my destiny and the meaning of my life.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTEIn our time no one has the conception of what is great. It is up to me to show them.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTEIt requires more courage to suffer than to die.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTEThe herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and the great welcome them out of vanity or need.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTEIt’s the unconquerable soul of man, and not the nature of the weapon he uses, that ensures victory
NAPOLEON BONAPARTENapoleon Bonaparte, on finding a dog beside the body of his dead master, licking his face and howling, on a moonlit field after a battle. Napoleon was haunted by this scene until his own death.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTEI start out by believing the worst
NAPOLEON BONAPARTEIt is only by prudence, wisdom, and dexterity, that great ends are attained and obstacles overcome. Without these qualities nothing succeeds.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTEIf you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
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