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
I don't employ Talleyrand when I want a thing done, but only when I want to have the appearance of wanting to do it.
Whatever may be the position in life of a parent, it is his duty to share his crust with his children. If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
Those who have changed the universe have never done it by changing officials, but always by inspiring the people.
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
My success and everything good that I have done, I owe to my mother.
Courage is like love; it must have hope to nourish it.
Fashion condemns us to many follies; the greatest is to make ourselves its slave
Public morals are natural complements of all laws: they are by themselves an entire code.
Put a rouge in the limelight and he will act like an honest man
The surest way to remain poor is to be honest.
Ten persons who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent
Every soldier carries a marshall's baton in his pack.
I found the crown of France lying on the ground, and I picked it up with a sword.
Great people are meteors designed to burn so that the earth may be lighted.