Napoleon Bonaparte quotes - page 5

There is only one favorable moment in war; talent consists in knowing how to seize it. (Napoleon Bonaparte)
It is often in the audacity, in the steadfastness, of the general that the safety and the conservation of his men is found.
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Man loves the marvelous. It has an irresistible charm for him. He is always ready to leave that with which he is familiar to pursue vain inventions. He lends himself to his own deception.
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France will always be a great nation.
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I generally had to give in.
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Ordinary men died, men of iron were taken prisoner: I only brought back with me men of bronze.
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A Government protected by foreigners will never be accepted by a free people.
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Unhappy the general who comes on the field of battle with a system.
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What are the conditions that make for the superiority of an army? Its internal organization, military habits in officers and men, the confidence of each in themselves; that is to say, bravery, patience, and all that is contained in the idea of moral means.
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War is a serious game in which a man risks his reputation, his troops, and his country. A sensible man will search himself to know whether or not he is fitted for the trade.
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A book in which there were no lies would be a curiosity. (Napoleon Bonaparte)
Kiss the feet of Popes provided their hands are tied.
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There is a joy in danger.
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Anarchy is the stepping stone to absolute power.
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Send me 300 francs; that sum will enable me to go to Paris. There, at least, one can cut a figure and surmount obstacles. Everything tells me I shall succeed. Will you prevent me from doing so for the want of 100 crowns?
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What I have done up to this is nothing. I am only at the beginning of the course I must run. Do you imagine that I triumph in Italy in order to aggrandise the pack of lawyers who form the Directory, and men like Carnot and Barras? What an idea!
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A form of government that is not the result of a long sequence of shared experiences, efforts, and endeavors can never take root.
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Unite for the public safety, if you would remain an independent nation.
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Whatever shall we do in that remote spot? Well, we will write our memoirs. Work is the scythe of time.
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A cowardly act! What do I care about that? You may be sure that I should never fear to commit one if it were to my advantage.
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Immortality is the best recollection one leaves. (Napoleon Bonaparte)
Malice delights to blacken the characters of prominent men.
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More glorious to merit a sceptre than to possess one.
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The greater the man, the less is he opinionative, he depends upon events and circumstances.
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What is the government? nothing, unless supported by opinion.
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