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Famous Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes
“The policies of all powers are inherent in their geography.”
“Pure politics is merely the calculus of combinations and of chances.”
“Public morals are natural complement of all laws they are by themselves an entire code.”
“An order that can be misunderstood, will be misunderstood.”
“God has given me the will and the force to overcome all obstacles.”
“I am conquered less by fortune than by the egotism and ingratitude of my companions in arms.”
“Friends must always be treated as if one day they might be enemies.”
“Flatterers and men of learning do not accord well with each other.”
“Passionate people invariably deny their anger, and cowards often boast their ignorance of fear.”
“Age, habits of business and experience have modified many characters.”
“A man is not dependent upon his fellow creature, when he does not fear death.”
“To live, is to suffer; and the honest man is always fighting to be master of his own mind.”
“So you think the police foresees and knows everything. The police invents more than it discovers.”
“Morality for the upper classes, the gallows for the rabbles.”
“Be successful! I judge men only by the results of their actions.”
“The stupid speak of the past, the wise of the present, and fools of the future.”
“The public spirit is in the hands of the man who knows how to make use of it.”
“To attach no importance to public opinion, is a proof that you do not merit its suffrage.”
