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Famous Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes
“You can not lead a battle if you think you look silly on a horse.”
“To have a right estimate of a man's character, we must see him in misfortune.”
“If I were to give liberty to the press, my power could not last three days.”
“I base my calculation on the expectation that luck will be against me.”
“It is necessary for the heart to feel as for the body to be fed.”
“Give me an educated mother, I shall promise you the birth of a civilized, educated nation”
“A man is known by his conduct to his wife, to his family, and to those under him.”
“If the Earth were a single state, Istanbul would be its capital.”
“I want the whole of Europe to have one currency; it will make trading much easier.”
“Six hours' sleep for a man, seven for a woman, and eight for a fool.”
“The amateurs discuss tactics: the professionals discuss logistics”
“Order marches with weighty and measured strides. Disorder is always in a hurry.”
“Why and how are words so important that they cannot be too often used.”
“In matters of government, justice means force as well as virtue.”
“Nothing is more destructive than the charge of artillery on a crowd.”
“The best generals are those who have served in the artillery.”
“In order not to be astonished at obtaining victories, one ought not to think only of defeats.”
“A king is sometimes obliged to commit crimes; but they are the crimes of his position.”
“A great people may be killed, but they cannot be intimidated.”
“The greater the man, the less is he opinionative, he depends upon events and circumstances.”
“The laws of circumstance are abolished by new circumstances.”
“Parties weaken themselves by their fear of capable men.”
“In war, groping tactics, half-way measures, lose everything.”
“A man who has no consideration for the needs of his men ought never to be given command.”