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
Men of genius are meteors intended to burn to light their century.
Someone says, "Boys will be boys"; he forgot to add, "Boys will be men
Great men are meteors designed to burn so that the earth may be lighted
Six hours' sleep for a man, seven for a woman, and eight for a fool,
Every man who is worth thirty millions and is not wedded to them, is dangerous to the government.
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In a narrow sphere great men are blunderers.
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How many really capable men are children more than once during the day!
Parties weaken themselves by their fear of capable men.
The greater the man, the less is he opinionative, he depends upon events and circumstances.
The nature of Christ is, I grant it, from one end to another, a web of mysteries; but this mysteriousness does not correspond to the difficulties which all existence contains. Let it be rejected, and the whole world is an enigma; let it be accepted, and we possess a wonderful explanation of the history of man.
Brave deeds are the monuments of brave men.