Quotes by Napoleon Bonaparte

“You must not fear death, my lads; defy him, and you drive him into the enemys ranks.”

“Arabia was idolatrous when, six centuries after Jesus, Muhammad introduced the worship of the God of Abraham, of Ishmael, of Moses, and Jesus - Muhammad declared that there was none but one God who had no father, no son and that the trinity imported”

“An order that can be misunderstood will be misunderstood.”

“Do you know what amazes me more than anything else? The impotence of force to organize anything.”

“Medicine is a collection of uncertain prescriptions, the results of which, taken collectively, are more fatal than useful to mankind.”

“Medicines are only fit for old people.”

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

“We often get in quicker by the back door than by the front”

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

“My downfall raises me to infinite heights.”

“Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence”

“If I had believed in a God of rewards and punishments, I might have lost courage in battle”

“Vengeance has no foresight”

“Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.”

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

“The most dangerous moment comes with victory.”

“In revolution there are only two sorts of men, those who cause them and those who profit by them”

“The extent of your consciousness is limited only by your ability to love and to embrace with your love the space around you, and all it contains”

“Do you know what astonished me most in the world? The inability of force to create anything. In the long run, the sword is always beaten by the spirit.”

“Looking good is the best revenge.”