It is only by prudence, wisdom, and dexterity, that great ends are attained and obstacles overcome. Without these qualities nothing succeeds.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTEA revolution is an idea, taken up by bayonets.
More Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes
-
-
I saw the crown of France laying on the ground, so I picked it up with my sword.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE -
The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and the great welcome them out of vanity or need.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE -
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE -
There are but two powers in the world, the sword and the mind. In the long run the sword is always beaten by the mind
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE -
I am surrounded by priests who repeat incessantly that their kingdom is not of this world, and yet they lay hands on everything they can get.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE -
Courage cannot be counterfeited. It is one virtue that escapes hypocrisy.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE -
A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE -
Show me a family of readers, and I will show you the people who move the world.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE -
In our time no one has the conception of what is great. It is up to me to show them.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE -
Circumstances-what are circumstances? I make circumstances
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE -
If we could read the past histories of all our enemies we would disregard all hostility for them.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE -
If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE -
The surest way to remain poor is to be honest.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE -
Courage isn’t having the strength to go on – it is going on when you don’t have strength.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE -
The best way to keep one’s word is not to give it.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE