Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoléon Bonapartewas a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars. As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 until 1814, and again in 1815. Napoleon dominated European and global affairs for more than a decade while leading France against a series of coalitions in the Napoleonic Wars. He won most of these wars and the vast majority of his battles, building a...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionRoyalty
Date of Birth15 August 1769
CityAjaccio, France
CountryFrance
There are two kinds of fidelity, that of dogs and that of cats; you, gentleman, have the fidelity of cats who never leave the house.
My mind is a chest of drawers. When I wish to deal with a subject, I shut all the drawers but the one in which the subject is to be found. When I am wearied, I shut all the drawers and go to sleep.
It is easy to know when a government wishes for peace by observing the character of the person sent to negotiate for it.
To understand the man you have to know what was happening in the world when he was twenty.
Men will risk their lives, even die for ribbons.
Whatever shall we do in that remote spot? Well, we will write our memoirs. Work is the scythe of time.
War is 90% information.
The secret of great battles consists in knowing how to deploy and concentrate at the right time.
Even when I am gone, I shall remain in people's minds the star of their rights, my name will be the war cry of their efforts, the motto of their hopes.
It is necessary for the heart to feel as for the body to be fed.
I base my calculation on the expectation that luck will be against me.
If I were to give liberty to the press, my power could not last three days.
Men grow old quickly on the battlefield.
One might as well try to charge through a wall.