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
Among those who dislike oppression are many who like to oppress.
What, sir, would you make a ship sail against the wind and currents by lighting a bonfire under her deck; I pray you excuse me. I have no time to listen to such nonsense.
The only conquests which are permanent and leave no regrets are our conquests over ourselves.
The only who is wiser than anyone is everyone.
Napoleon Paintings & Chalcography from the Palace of Versailles (1800-1804, From Bonaparte to Napoleon)
The battle of Austerlitz is the grandest of all I have fought.
It is my wish that my ashes may repose on the banks of the Seine, in the midst of the French people, whom I have loved so well.
Ambition never is in a greater hurry than I; it merely keeps pace with circumstances and with my general way of thinking.
An urgent missive sent to Josephine""Home in three days. Don't wash.
Courage is like love; it must have hope to nourish it.
Every soldier carries a marshall's baton in his pack.
Fashion condemns us to many follies; the greatest is to make ourselves its slave
Ambition is never content, even on the summit of greatness.
The surest way to remain poor is to be honest.