Napoleon Quotes

1. “Courage isn’t having the strength to go on - it is going on when you don’t have strength.”

— Napoleon

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2. “History is written by the winners.”

— Napoleon

3. “If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.”

— Napoleon

4. “Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.”

— Napoleon

5. “The world suffers a lot. Not because the violence of bad people, but because of the silence of the good people.”

— Napoleon

6. “Victory belongs to the most persevering.”

— Napoleon

7. “Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action comes, stop thinking and go in.”

— Napoleon

8. “A leader is a dealer in hope.”

— Napoleon

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9. “History is a set of lies agreed upon.”

— Napoleon

10. “The best cure for the body is a quiet mind.”

— Napoleon

11. “Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.”

— Napoleon

12. “There is a joy in danger.”

— Napoleon

13. “Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.”

— Napoleon

14. “Show me a family of readers, and I will show you the people who move the world.”

— Napoleon

15. “Great men are meteors designed to burn so that earth may be lighted.”

— Napoleon

16. “Until you spread your wings, you’ll have no idea how far you can fly.”

— Napoleon

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17. “A woman laughing is a woman conquered.”

— Napoleon

18. “The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.”

— Napoleon

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19. “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.”

— Napoleon

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20. “The amateurs discuss tactics: the professionals discuss logistics.”

— Napoleon

21. “Courage is like love, it must have hope for nourishment.”

— Napoleon

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22. “Music is what tell us that the human race is greater than we realize.”

— Napoleon

23. “Give me an educated mother, I shall promise you the birth of a civilized, educated nation.”

— Napoleon

24. “I see only my objective – the obstacles must give way.”

— Napoleon

25. “A picture is worth a thousand words.”

— Napoleon

26. “Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.”

— Napoleon

27. “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.”

— Napoleon

28. “Give Me a Turkish Army. I will Conquer world.”

— Napoleon

29. “Every hour of lost time is a chance of future misfortune.”

— Napoleon

30. “Men are Moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.”

— Napoleon

31. “We are either kings or pawns of men.”

— Napoleon

32. “He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.”

— Napoleon

33. “Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet. Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.”

— Napoleon

34. “Let her sleep, for when she wakes, she will shake the world.”

— Napoleon

35. “The only conquests that are permanent and leave no regrets are our conquests over ourselves.”

— Napoleon

36. “Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.”

— Napoleon

37. “You can not lead a battle if you think you look silly on a horse.”

— Napoleon

38. “You don’t reason with intellectuals. You shoot them.”

— Napoleon

39. “The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.”

— Napoleon

40. “I may lose a battle but I will never lose a minute.”

— Napoleon

41. “Imagination governs the world.”

— Napoleon

42. “The word impossible is not in my dictionary.”

— Napoleon

43. “Ability is nothing without opportunity.”

— Napoleon

44. “When you set out to take Vienna, take Vienna.”

— Napoleon

45. “I start out by believing the worst.”

— Napoleon

46. “The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies.”

— Napoleon

47. “Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence.”

— Napoleon

48. “Never interfere with an enemy in the process of destroying himself.”

— Napoleon

49. “If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god.”

— Napoleon

50. “An army marches on its stomach.”

— Napoleon