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
When you set out to take Vienna, take Vienna.
A woman laughing is a woman conquered.
The bullet that will kill me is not yet cast.
In order to govern, the question is not to follow out a more or less valid theory but to build with whatever materials are at hand. The inevitable must be accepted and turned to advantage.
Great men are never cruel without necessity.
The stupid speak of the past, the wise of the present, and fools of the future.
He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.
The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.
Ambition never is in a greater hurry that I; it merely keeps pace with circumstances and with my general way of thinking.
You can not lead a battle if you think you look silly on a horse.
Ability has nothing to do with opportunity.
All things proclaim the existence of God.
Nature intended women to be our slaves. They are our property.
Called to the throne by the voice of the people, my maxim has always been: A career open to talent without distinction of birth. It is this system of equality for which the European oligarchy detests me