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
If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.
Clearly, the pleasures wines afford are transitory - but so are those of the ballet, or of a musical performance. Wine is inspiring and adds greatly to the joy of living.
Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.
History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.
When I give a minister an order, I leave it to him to find the means to carry it out.
I fear three newspapers more than a hundred thousand bayonets
Let France have good mothers, and she will have good sons.
Circumstances-what are circumstances? I make circumstances
A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.
A man cannot become an atheist merely by wishing it.
You do not get peace by shouting: Peace. Peace is a meaningless word; what we need is a glorious peace.
If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god.
The infectiousness of crime is like that of the plague.
The more I study the world, the more I am convinced of the inability of brute force to create anything durable.