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 have made all the calculations; fate will do the rest.
The fate of a battle is the result of a moment, of a thought: the hostile forces advance with various combinations, they attack each other and fight for a certain time; the critical moment arrives, a mental flash decides, and the least reserve accomplishes the object.
If the art of war were nothing but the art of avoiding risks, glory would become the prey of mediocre minds.... I have made all the calculations; fate will do the rest.
The fate of a Nation may sometimes depend upon the position of a fortress.
There is no such thing as an accident, only a failure to recognise the hand of fate
No one but myself can be blamed for my fall. I have been my own greatest enemy-the cause of my own disastrous fate.
The fate of war is to be exalted in the morning, and low enough at night! There is but one step from triumph to ruin.
A battle sometimes decides everything; and sometimes the most trifling thing decides the fate of a battle.
Our hour is marked, and no one can claim a moment of life beyond what fate has predestined.
There is no such thing as accident; it is fate misnamed.
The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better to abandon one's self to destiny.
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.