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
Across the chasm of eighteen hundred years Jesus Christ makes a demand which is beyond all others difficult to satisfy. He asks that for which a philosopher may often seek in vain at the hands of his friends, or a father of his children, or a bride of her spouse, or a man of his brother. He asks for the human heart; he will have it entirely to himself; he demands it unconditionally, and forthwith his demand is granted. Wonderful!
The great difficulty with politics is, that there are no established principles.
I may have had many projects, but I never was free to carry out any of them.
You must not fear death, my lads; defy him, and you drive him into the enemy's ranks.
I made all my generals out of mud.
There is only one favorable moment in war; talent consists in knowing how to seize it.
Let the path be open to talent.
Men are ruled by toys.
There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.
An army travels on its stomach. Soup makes the soldier.
A battle sometimes decides everything; and sometimes the most trifling thing decides the fate of a battle.
Conquests will come and go but Delambre's work will endure.
I pay attention only to what people do or say. I never pay attention to what they think.
In war, character and opinion make more than half of the reality.