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 greater the man, the less is he opinionative, he depends upon events and circumstances.
From triumph to downfall there is but one step. I have noted that, in the most momentous occasions, mere nothings have always decided the outcome of the greatest events.
In politics nothing is immutable. Events carry within them an invincible power. The unwise destroy themselves in resistance. The skillful accept events, take strong hold of them and direct them.
Wisdom and policy dictate that we must do as destiny demands and keep peace with the irresistible march of events.
In politics nothing is immutable. Events carry within them an invincible power.
When you fight, fight as if everything depended on you. When you pray, pray as if everything depended on God.
Every soldier carries a marshall's baton in his pack.
Mon cher, you are a simpleton. You really don't understand a thing.
Men of genius are meteors intended to burn to light their century.
Battles are lost or won in 15 minites
Since the people eats every day, it should be allowed to work every day
Music, of all the liberal arts, has the greatest influence over the passions
Music of all the arts has the most influence on the passions and the legislator should give it the greatest encouragement.
Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence