Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoléon Bonapartewas a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars. As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 until 1814, and again in 1815. Napoleon dominated European and global affairs for more than a decade while leading France against a series of coalitions in the Napoleonic Wars. He won most of these wars and the vast majority of his battles, building a...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionRoyalty
Date of Birth15 August 1769
CityAjaccio, France
CountryFrance
Napoleon Bonaparte quotes about
Sire, I am my own Rudolph of Hapsburg.
When your enemy is doing something wrong, do not interrupt him.
To imagine that it is possible to perform great military deeds without fighting is just empty dreams.
True wisdom for a general is vigorous determination.
It is not enough to give orders they must be obeyed.
Patriotism is a word which represents a noble idea.
Incidents should not govern policy; but, policy incidents.
Men are lead by trifles.
Every private in the French army carries a Field Marshall wand in his knapsack.
Fools have a great advantage over the wise; they are always self-satisfied.
Conquest has made me what I am, only conquest can maintain me.
Civilization does everything for the mind and favors it entirely at the expense of the body.
We may stop ourselves when going up, never when coming down.
In a narrow sphere great men are blunderers.