Quotes by Napoleon Bonaparte

“The surest way to remain poor is to be honest”

“Ability is of little account without opportunity.”

“Men are Moved by two levers only: fear and self interest”

“I can no longer obey; I have tasted command, and I cannot give it up.”

“Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in.”

“One must change ones tactics every ten years if one wishes to maintain ones superiority.”

“Women are nothing but machines for producing children.”

“The word impossible is not in my dictionary.”

“I must see her and press her to my heart. I love her to the point of madness, and I cannot continue to be separated from her. If she no longer loved me, I would have nothing left to do on earth.”

“If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.”

“Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives.”

“The truest wisdom is a resolute determination”

“True heroism consists in being superior to the ills of life, in whatever shape they may challenge us to combat.”

“Circumstances - what are circumstances? I make circumstances.”

“A true man hates no one.”

“Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.”

“The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind.”

“The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies.”

“Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the principals which direct them.”

“One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent.”