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 must see her and press her to my heart. I love her to the point of madness, and I cannot continue to be separated from her. If she no longer loved me, I would have nothing left to do on earth.
In war as in love, to bring matters to a close, you must get close together.
An urgent missive sent to Josephine Home in three days. Don't wash.
Love is the occupation of the idle man, the amusement of a busy one, and the shipwreck of a sovereign.
As for me, to love you alone, to make you happy, to do nothing which would contradict your wishes, this is my destiny and the meaning of my life.
The extent of your consciousness is limited only by your ability to love and to embrace with your love the space around you, and all it contains.
Love is the idler's occupation, the warrior's relaxation, and the sovereign's ruination.
Until then, mio dolce amor, a thousand kisses; but give me none in return, for they set my blood on fire.
I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords and harmonies.
I believe love to be hurtful to society, and to the individual happiness of men. I believe, in short, that love does more harm than good.
The only victory over love is flight.
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.