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
The greatest ornament of an illustrious life is modesty and humility, which go a great way in the character even of the most exalted princes.
France always has plenty men of talent, but it is always deficient in men of action and high character.
It is easy to know when a government wishes for peace by observing the character of the person sent to negotiate for it.
Character is victory organized.
Malice delights to blacken the characters of prominent men.
True character stands the test of emergencies. Do not be mistaken, it is weakness from which the awakening is rude.
In war, character and opinion make more than half of the reality.
In war, three-quarters turns on personal character and relations; the balance of manpower and materials counts only for the remaining quarter.
Great ambition is the passion of a great character.
Age, habits of business and experience have modified many characters.
It is in times of difficulty that great nations like great men display the whole energy of their character and become an object of admiration to posterity.
Put a rogue in the limelight and he will act like an honest man.
To have a right estimate of a man's character, we must see him in misfortune.
Courage is like love; it must have hope to nourish it.