Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes

Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes on Courage

Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment.

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

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It requires more courage to suffer than to die.

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Other Remarkable Quotes of Napoleon Bonaparte

Ability is nothing without opportunity.

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

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Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

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He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.

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I am sometimes a fox and sometimes a lion. The whole secret of government lies in knowing when to be the one or the other.

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Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet.

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History is a set of lies agreed upon.

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There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the long run the sword will always be conquered by the spirit.

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

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Victory belongs to the most persevering.

Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the principles which direct them.

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The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind.

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The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

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Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them.

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Respect the burden.

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Imagination rules the world.

From the heights of these pyramids, forty centuries look down on us.

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We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.

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I have only one counsel for you – be master.

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I can no longer obey; I have tasted command, and I cannot give it up.

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Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.

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If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.

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A man will fight harder for his interests than for his rights.

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.

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You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war.

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The fool has one great advantage over a man of sense; he is always satisfied with himself

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England is a nation of shopkeepers.

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You become strong by defying defeat and by turning loss and failure into success.

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

Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the principles which direct them.

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There are only two forces that unite men – fear and interest.

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

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Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go.

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

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A leader is a dealer in hope.

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Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of them.

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