Quotes By Napoleon Bonaparte

There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the long run the sword will always be conquered by the spirit.

If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.

The French complain of everything, and always.

Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them.

When small men attempt great enterprises, they always end by reducing them to the level of their mediocrity.

Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.

It requires more courage to suffer than to die.

A revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets.

History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.

Ambition never is in a greater hurry that I; it merely keeps pace with circumstances and with my general way of thinking.

It is the cause, not the death, that makes the martyr.

Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in.

The act of policing is, in order to punish less often, to punish more severely.

One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent.

Medicines are only fit for old people.

Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of them.

There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest.

The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better to abandon one's self to destiny.

The word impossible is not in my dictionary.

Among those who dislike oppression are many who like to oppress.

Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment.

History is a set of lies agreed upon.

A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.

An army marches on its stomach.

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god.

The great proof of madness is the disproportion of one's designs to one's means.

A celebrated people lose dignity upon a closer view.

A picture is worth a thousand words.

Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.