Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Religion, Rich, Poor

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

Impossible, Word, Found

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Enemy, Making, Mistake

A picture is worth a thousand words.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Art, Words, Worth

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.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Good, Great, Character

Ability is nothing without opportunity.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Nothing, Ability

Women are nothing but machines for producing children.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Women, Children, Nothing

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

Death, Live, Daily

A leader is a dealer in hope.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Leadership, Hope, Leader

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

Fight, Rights, Interests

A true man hates no one.
Napoleon Bonaparte

History is a set of lies agreed upon.
Napoleon Bonaparte

History, Lies, Agreed

In politics stupidity is not a handicap.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Politics, Stupidity, Handicap

Imagination rules the world.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Imagination, Rules

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

Hope, Love, Courage

Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Malice, Explained, Ascribe

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.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Government, Sometimes, Whole

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

Religion, Life, God

A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.
Napoleon Bonaparte

War, Fight, Long

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

Success, Nothing, Wish

The people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree with you and are too cowardly to let you know.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Fear, Disagree, Cowardly

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

The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Best, Give, Keep

Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Men, Fear, Self

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

War, Art, Enemy

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Leader

Born: August 15, 1769

Died: May 5, 1821

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