The Best Napoleon Bonaparte quotes

Cavalry is useful before, during, and after the battle. — Napoleon Bonaparte

I may lose a battle but I will never lose a minute. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Great battles are won with artillery. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Good intelligence is nine–tenths of any battle. — Napoleon Bonaparte

A battle sometimes decides everything; and sometimes the most trifling thing decides the fate of a battle. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Without cavalry, battles are without result. — Napoleon Bonaparte

You can not lead a battle if you think you look silly on a horse. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Between a battle lost and a battle won, the distance is immense and there stand empires. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Soldiers! Here is the battle you have so long desired! Henceforth victory depends on you; we have need of it. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Soldiers win battles and generals get the medals. — Napoleon Bonaparte

In war, the moral element and public opinion are half the battle. — Napoleon Bonaparte

The most terrible of all my battles was the one before Moscow. The French showed themselves to be worthy of victory, but the Russians showed themselves worthy of being invincible. — Napoleon Bonaparte

The affairs of war, like the destiny of battles, as well as empires, hang upon a spiders thread. — Napoleon Bonaparte

I have fought sixty battles, and I have learnt nothing which I did not know at the beginning. — Napoleon Bonaparte

My true glory is not to have won 40 battles … Waterloo will erase the memory of so many victories, … But … what will live forever, is my Civil Code. — Napoleon Bonaparte

It is not set speeches at the moment of battle that render soldiers brave. — Napoleon Bonaparte

When soldiers have been baptized in the fire of a battle–field, they have all one rank in my eyes. — Napoleon Bonaparte

When you have resolved to fight a battle, collect your whole force. Dispense with nothing. A single battalion sometimes decides the day. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Unavailable wars are always just. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Half of the people in the world are below average. — Napoleon Bonaparte

If you want to get on in this world make many promises, but don’t keep them. — Napoleon Bonaparte

The world soffers a lot. Not because the violence of bad people. But because of the silence of the good people. — Napoleon Bonaparte

God has decreed that there be sick and poor in this world, but in the next it will be the other way around. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Success is the most convincing talker in the world. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Moses has revealed the existence of God to his nation. Jesus Christ to the Roman world, Muhammad to the old continent. — Napoleon Bonaparte

To understand the man you have to know what was happening in the world when he was twenty. — Napoleon Bonaparte

All the women in the world would not make me lose an hour. — Napoleon Bonaparte

The World is not ruined by the wickedness of the wicked, but by the weakness of the good. — Napoleon Bonaparte

I have made noise enough in the world already, perhaps too much, and am now getting old, and want retirement. — Napoleon Bonaparte

You cannot treat with all the world at once. — Napoleon Bonaparte

All becomes easy when we follow the current of opinion; it is the ruler of the world. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Let her sleep, for when she wakes, she will shake the world. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Imagination rules the world. — Napoleon Bonaparte

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

The bed has become a place of luxury to me! I would not exchange it for all the thrones in the world. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Do you know what astonished me the most in this world? The inability of force to create anything. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Give Me a Turkish Army. I will Conquer world. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Give me enough ribbons to place on the tunics of my soldiers and I can conquer the world. — Napoleon Bonaparte

You may ask me for anything you like except time. — Napoleon Bonaparte

A man’s palate can, in time, become accustomed to anything. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Occupation is the scythe of time. — Napoleon Bonaparte

In our time none has the conception of what is great. It is up to me to show them. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Time is the great art of man. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Every hour of lost time is a chance of future misfortune. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Space we can recover; time never. — Napoleon Bonaparte

In time of revolution, with perseverance and courage, a soldier should think nothing impossible. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Go Sir, gallop and don’t forget that the world was made in six days. You can ask me for anything but not time. — Napoleon Bonaparte

I tell you wellIngton Is a bad general, the englIsh are bad soldIers; we wIll settle thIs matter by lunch tIme. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Surely in a matter of this kind we should endeavor to do something, that we may say that we have not lived in vain, that we may leave some impress of ourselves on the sands of time. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Victory is not always winning the battle…but rising every time you fall. — Napoleon Bonaparte

The secret of great battles consists in knowing how to deploy and concentrate at the right time. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Lead the ideas of your time and they will accompany and support you; fall behind them and they drag you along with them; oppose them and they will overwhelm you. — Napoleon Bonaparte

The art of war is to gain time when your strength is inferior. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Good infantry is without doubt the sinews of an army; but if it has to fight a long time against very superior artillery, it will become demoralized and will be destroyed. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go. — Napoleon Bonaparte

You would make a ship sail against the winds and currents by lighting a bonfire under her decks? I have no time for such nonsense. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Power is what they like–it is the greatest of all aphrodisiacs. — Napoleon Bonaparte

The policies of all powers are inherent in their geography. — Napoleon Bonaparte

It’s not the size of the army but the power within the army. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Power is founded upon opinion. — Napoleon Bonaparte

One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent. — Napoleon Bonaparte

When you have an enemy in your power, deprive him of the means of ever injuring you. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Anarchy is the stepping stone to absolute power. — Napoleon Bonaparte

The populace judges of the power of God by the power of the priests. — Napoleon Bonaparte

In politics nothing is immutable. Events carry within them an invincible power. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Nothing is more arrogant than the weakness which feels itself supported by power. — Napoleon Bonaparte

You cannot drag a man’s conscience before any tribunal, and no one is answerable for his religious opinions to any power on earth. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone to take her away from me. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Since the discovery of printing, knowledge has been called to power, and power has been used to make knowledge a slave. — Napoleon Bonaparte

There is only one thing in this world, and that is to keep acquiring money and more money, power and more power. All the rest is meaningless. — Napoleon Bonaparte

The Bible is no mere book, but a Living Creature, with a power that conquers all that oppose it. — Napoleon Bonaparte

This accession of territory affirms forever the power of the United States, and I have given England a maritime rival who sooner or later will humble her pride. — Napoleon Bonaparte

If I were to give liberty to the press, my power could not last three days. — Napoleon Bonaparte

There are but two powers in the world, the sword and the mind. In the long run the sword is always beaten by the mind — Napoleon Bonaparte

Generals are not to be too scrupulous. — Napoleon Bonaparte

I would rather have a general who was lucky than one who was good. — Napoleon Bonaparte

A general must be a charlatan. — Napoleon Bonaparte

I made all my generals out of mud. — Napoleon Bonaparte

One bad general is worth two good ones. — Napoleon Bonaparte

If you (to General Bertrand) do not perceive that Jesus Christ is God, very well; then I did wrong to make you a general. — Napoleon Bonaparte

The best generals are those who have served in the artillery. — Napoleon Bonaparte

True wisdom for a general is vigorous determination. — Napoleon Bonaparte

True wisdom, in general, consists in energetic determination. — Napoleon Bonaparte

The admiral needs only one science, that of navigation. The general needs all the sciences. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Men, in general, are but great children. — Napoleon Bonaparte

It is exceptional and difficult to find in one man all the qualities necessary for a great ge neral. — Napoleon Bonaparte

My generals are a parcel of post inspectors. — Napoleon Bonaparte

The mind of a general ought to resemble and be as clear as the field–glass of a telescope. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Generals who save troops for the next day are always beaten. — Napoleon Bonaparte

The most dangerous moment comes with victory. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Victory belongs to the most persevering. — Napoleon Bonaparte

On victory, you deserve beer. On defeat, you need it. — Napoleon Bonaparte

The greatest danger occurs at the moment of victory. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Champagne! In victory, one deserves it; in defeat one needs it. — Napoleon Bonaparte

The only victories which leave no regret are those which are gained over ignorance. — Napoleon Bonaparte

The Concordat is not the victory of any one party but the consolidation of all. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Character is victory organized. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Victory and disaster establish indestructible bonds between armies and their commanders. — Napoleon Bonaparte

The object of war is victory, the object of victory is conquest, and the object of conquest is occupation. — Napoleon Bonaparte

The army is the true nobility of our country. — Napoleon Bonaparte

An army which cannot be regularly recruited is a doomed army. — Napoleon Bonaparte

An army which cannot be reenforced is already defeated. — Napoleon Bonaparte

A starving army is actually worse than none. — Napoleon Bonaparte

An army marches on its stomach. — Napoleon Bonaparte

An army of lions commanded by a deer will never be an army of lions. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Two armies are two bodies which meet and try to frighten each other. — Napoleon Bonaparte

At the head of an army, nothing is more becoming than simplicity. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Human life is the only thing that takes care of itself. — Napoleon Bonaparte

How easier life would be if we know about the future fluctuations so that we can amendment on it.. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Life is strewn with so many dangers, and can be the source of so many misfortunes, that death is not the greatest of them. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Revolutions are like the most noxious dungheaps, which bring into life the noblest vegetables. — Napoleon Bonaparte

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

Audacity succeeds as often as it fails; in life it has an even chance. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Doctors will have more lives to answer for in the next world than even we generals. — Napoleon Bonaparte

The life of a citizen is the property of his country. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Our hour is marked, and no one can claim a moment of life beyond what fate has predestined. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Whatever may be the position in life of a parent, it is his duty to share his crust with his children. If you want a thing done well, do it yourself. — Napoleon Bonaparte

All generals, officers, and soldiers who capitulate in battle to save their own lives should be decimated. — Napoleon Bonaparte

I haven’t known 6 days of happiness in my life. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Against attempts on my life, I trust in my luck, my good genius, and my guards. — Napoleon Bonaparte

A man made for public life and authority never takes account of personalities; he only takes account of things, of their weight and their conseqences. — Napoleon Bonaparte

The greatest ornament of an illustrious life is modesty and humility, which go a great way in the character even of the most exalted princes. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Never tell your enemy he is doing the wrong thing. — Napoleon Bonaparte

The most constant, the most powerful, and the most generous of all my enemies. — Napoleon Bonaparte

My enemies make appointments at my tomb. — Napoleon Bonaparte

When your enemy is doing something wrong, do not interrupt him. — Napoleon Bonaparte

It is easier to brave and threaten, than to conquer an enemy. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Knowledge and history are the enemies of religion. — Napoleon Bonaparte

We should always go before our enemies with confidence, otherwise our apparent uneasiness inspires them with greater boldness. — Napoleon Bonaparte

In war you see your own troubles; those of the enemy you cannot see. You must show confidence. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Better to have an open enemy, than hidden friends. — Napoleon Bonaparte

I have destroyed the enemy merely by marches. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Strangers are just friends waiting to happen. To become a good man, one must have faithful friends, or outright enemies. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Machiavelli is right: one always must live with one’s friends with the idea that they may turn into one’s enemies. He should have said, with everyone. — Napoleon Bonaparte

No one but myself can be blamed for my fall. I have been my own greatest enemy–the cause of my own disastrous fate. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Remember, gentlemen, what a Roman emperor said: The corpse of an enemy always smells sweet. — Napoleon Bonaparte

A general–in–chief should ask himself several times in the day, What if the enemy were to appear now in my front, or on my right, or my left? — Napoleon Bonaparte

It is an approved maxim in war, never to do what the enemy wishes you to do, for this reason alone, that he desires it. — Napoleon Bonaparte

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