“The allies we gain by victory will turn against us upon the bare whisper of our defeat.”
Filter quotes by topic
Famous Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes
“In the eyes of empire builders men are not men but instruments.”
Source: Napoleon in his own words from the French of Jules Bertaut
“In war there is but one favorable moment; the great art is to seize it!”
“I love a brave soldier who has undergone the baptism of fire.”
“He that makes war without many mistakes has not made war very long.”
“The bayonet has always been the weapon of the brave and the chief tool of victory”
“Soldiers! Forty centuries behold you!”
Source: The Corsican: The Virtual Diary of Napoleon Bonaparte
“Nothing is more destructive than the charge of artillery on a crowd.”
“The best generals are those who have served in the artillery.”
“Military despotism represses generous sentiments, priestly tyranny stifles them.”
“You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war.”
“A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.”
“I fear three newspapers more than a hundred thousand bayonets.”
“Two armies are two bodies which meet and try to frighten each other.”