Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes

I am the successor, not of Louis XVI, but of Charlemagne.

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There is one kind of robber whom the law does not strike at, and who steals what is most precious to men: time.

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

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In time of revolution, with perseverance and courage, a soldier should think nothing impossible.

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But it is at home and not in public that one should wash ones dirty linen. [Fr., Car c'est en famille, ce n'est pas en public, qu'un lave son linge sale.]

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Neglect of duty does not cease, by repetition, to be neglect of duty.

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The Emperor died forsaken by all, on this horrible rock. (St. Helena) His death struggle was awful!

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Pure politics is merely the calculus of combinations and of chances.

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There are two merits that glorify a person: being courageous for a man and being virtuous for a woman. Besides these two, there is another merit that glorifies both man and woman: so much loving the homeland to an extent with being ready to sacrifice his/her life, if needed. Turks are such courageous and virtuous people. That is why you can kill a Turk but you can never defeat them.

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I have destroyed the enemy merely by marches.

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When defending itself against another country, a nation never lacks men, but too often, soldiers.

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What are the conditions that make for the superiority of an army? Its internal organization, military habits in officers and men, the confidence of each in themselves; that is to say, bravery, patience, and all that is contained in the idea of moral means.

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Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.

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An Emperor confides in national soldiers, not in mercenaries.

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Bloodletting is among the ingredients of political medicine.

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Civilization does everything for the mind and favors it entirely at the expense of the body.

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A woman laughing is a woman conquered.

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Those who are free from common prejudices acquire others.

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If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.

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A man cannot become an atheist merely by wishing it.

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