“Courage isn’t having the strength to go on - it is going on when you don’t have strength.”
— Napoleon
“History is written by the winners.”
“If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.”
“Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.”
“Victory belongs to the most persevering.”
“The world suffers a lot. Not because the violence of bad people, but because of the silence of the good people.”
“Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action comes, stop thinking and go in.”
“A leader is a dealer in hope.”
“History is a set of lies agreed upon.”
“The best cure for the body is a quiet mind.”
“Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.”
“There is a joy in danger.”
“Show me a family of readers, and I will show you the people who move the world.”
“Great men are meteors designed to burn so that earth may be lighted.”
“A woman laughing is a woman conquered.”
“The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.”
“Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.”
“Until you spread your wings, you’ll have no idea how far you can fly.”
“Courage is like love, it must have hope for nourishment.”
“Music is what tell us that the human race is greater than we realize.”
“If you build an army of 100 lions and their leader is a dog, in any fight, the lions will die like a dog. But if you build an army of 100 dogs and their leader is a lion, all dogs will fight as a lion.”
“The amateurs discuss tactics: the professionals discuss logistics.”
“Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.”
“A picture is worth a thousand words.”
“Give me an educated mother, I shall promise you the birth of a civilized, educated nation.”
“I see only my objective – the obstacles must give way.”
“There are but two powers in the world, the sword and the mind. In the long run the sword is always beaten by the mind.”
“Give Me a Turkish Army. I will Conquer world.”
“Men are Moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.”
“We are either kings or pawns of men.”
“He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.”
“Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet. Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.”
“Let her sleep, for when she wakes, she will shake the world.”
“The only conquests that are permanent and leave no regrets are our conquests over ourselves.”
“Every hour of lost time is a chance of future misfortune.”
“You don’t reason with intellectuals. You shoot them.”
“You can not lead a battle if you think you look silly on a horse.”
“Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.”
“The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.”
“Imagination governs the world.”
“The word impossible is not in my dictionary.”
“When you set out to take Vienna, take Vienna.”
“Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence.”
“I start out by believing the worst.”
“If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god.”
“I may lose a battle but I will never lose a minute.”
“An army marches on its stomach.”
“The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies.”
“Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.”
“Ability is nothing without opportunity.”
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