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
An empty throne always tempts me.
To make yourself understood to people, one must first speak to their eyes
A commander in chief ought to say to himself several times a day: If the enemy should appear on my front, on my right, on my left, what would I do? And if the question finds him uncertain, he is not well placed, he is not as he should be, and he should remedy it.
Leaders deal in hope.
A book in which there were no lies would be a curiosity.
A great reserve and severity of manners are necessary for the command of those who are older than ourselves.
In politics nothing is immutable. Events carry within them an invincible power. The unwise destroy themselves in resistance. The skillful accept events, take strong hold of them and direct them.
Impatience is a great obstacle to success; he who treats everything with brusqueness gathers nothing, or only immature fruit which will never ripen.
The most desirable quality in a soldier is constancy in the support of fatigue; valor is only secondary.
How many seemingly impossible things have been accomplished by resolute men because they had to do, or die?
From triumph to downfall is but a step. I have seen a trifle decide the most important issues in the gravest affairs.
Fanaticism must be put to sleep before it can be eradicated.
Democracy may become frenzied, but it has feelings and can be moved. As for aristocracy, it is always cold and never forgives.
Audacity succeeds as often as it fails; in life it has an even chance.