Napoléon Bonaparte was a French statesman and military leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the French Revolutionary Wars. Profoundly inspirational Napoleon Bonaparte quotes will challenge the way you think, change the way you live and transform your whole life.
Famous Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes
Friends must always be treated as if one day they might be enemies. Napoleon Bonaparte
Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.
The stupid speak of the past, the wise of the present, and fools of the future Napoleon Bonaparte
Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go.
We walk faster when we walk alone. Napoleon Bonaparte
Until you spread your wings, you’ll have no idea how far you can fly.
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself. Napoleon Bonaparte
The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.
Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools. Napoleon Bonaparte
Victory belongs to the most persevering.
Six hours sleep for a man, seven for a woman and eight for a fool. Napoleon Bonaparte
Ability is of little account without opportunity.
In our time none has the conception of what is great. It is up to me to show them. Napoleon Bonaparte
Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of them.
Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily. Napoleon Bonaparte
The best cure for the body is a quiet mind.
The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man. Napoleon Bonaparte
Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.
If you wish to be success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing. Napoleon Bonaparte
A society without religion is like a vessel without a compass.
If I had not been born Napoleon, I would have liked to have been born Alexander. Napoleon Bonaparte
The human race is governed by its imagination.
God is on the side with the best artillery. Napoleon Bonaparte
The best way to keep one’s word is not to give it.
I would kiss a man’s arse if I needed him. Napoleon Bonaparte
He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.
If the art of war were nothing but the art of avoiding risks, glory would become the prey of mediocre minds. Napoleon Bonaparte
Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment.
In extraordinary circumstances we must apply extraordinary remedies. Napoleon Bonaparte
Let France have good mothers, and she will have good sons.
Great men are never cruel without necessity. Napoleon Bonaparte
A true man hates no one.
He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat. Napoleon Bonaparte
The fool has one great advantage over a man of sense; he is always satisfied with himself.
Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go. Napoleon Bonaparte
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.
Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide. Napoleon Bonaparte
Men take only their needs into consideration never their abilities.
Victory belongs to the most persevering. Napoleon Bonaparte
It requires more courage to suffer than to die.
You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war. Napoleon Bonaparte
Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them. Napoleon Bonaparte
Death is nothing; but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily. Napoleon Bonaparte
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.
I saw the crown of France laying on the ground, so I picked it up with my sword. Napoleon Bonaparte
Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them.
A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of coloured ribbon. Napoleon Bonaparte
You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war. Napoleon Bonaparte
History is a set of lies agreed upon. Napoleon Bonaparte
I saw the crown of France laying on the ground, so I picked it up with my sword.
If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god. Napoleon Bonaparte
Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self interest. Napoleon Bonaparte
A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of coloured ribbon.
Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake. Napoleon Bonaparte
The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies.
Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever. Napoleon Bonaparte
If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin pricks that precede cannon shots.
It requires more courage to suffer than to die. Napoleon Bonaparte
You must not fear death, my lads; defy him, and you drive him into the enemy’s ranks.
Imagination rules the world. Napoleon Bonaparte
History is a set of lies agreed upon.
Victory belongs to the most persevering. Napoleon Bonaparte
It is the cause, not the death, that makes the martyr.
Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets. Napoleon Bonaparte
One must change one’s tactics every ten years if one wishes to maintain one’s superiority.
Ability is of little account without opportunity. Napoleon Bonaparte
War is the business of barbarians.
From the heights of these pyramids, forty centuries look down on us. Napoleon Bonaparte
Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
