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
The only conquests that are permanent and leave no regrets are our conquests over ourselves.
Strong coffee, much strong coffee, is what awakens me. Coffee gives me warmth, waking, an unusual force and a pain that is not without very great pleasure.
The most dangerous moment comes with victory.
The reason I beat the Austrians is, they did not known the value of five minutes
The greatest danger occurs at the moment of victory
Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of them.
My downfall raises me to infinite heights.
A picture is worth a thousand words.
Adversity is the midwife of genius
I feel myself driven towards an end that I do not know. As soon as I shall have reached it, as soon as I shall become unnecessary, an atom will suffice to shatter me. Till then, not all the forces of mankind can do anything against me.
There are two levers for moving men - interest and fear.
I cannot believe there is a god who punishes and rewards, for I see honest folk unlucky, and rogues unlucky.
Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.
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.