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
As to moral courage, I have very rarely met with the two o'clock in the morning kind. I mean unprepared courage, that which is necessary on an unexpected occasion, and which, in spite of the most unforeseen events, leaves full freedom of judgement and decision.
The most insupportable of tyrannies is that of inferiors.
Incidents should not govern policy; but, policy incidents.
Men are lead by trifles.
In a narrow sphere great men are blunderers.
Paradise is a center whither the souls of all men are proceeding, each sect in its particular road.
There are so many laws that no one is safe from hanging.
Unhappy the general who comes on the field of battle with a system.
In statesmanship there are predicaments from which it is impossible to escape without some wrongdoing.
Rigorous authority and justice are the kindness of kings.
Prison, blood, death, create enthusiasts and martyrs, and bring forth courage and desperate resolution.
If obedience is the result of the instinct of the masses, revolt is the result of their thought.
What is the government? Nothing, unless supported by opinion.
Since the discovery of printing, knowledge has been called to power, and power has been used to make knowledge a slave.