75 Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes for You to Enjoy

Napoleon Bonaparte

French Leader

Born: Aug 15, 1769

Died: May 5, 1821

Man Men More Only People Will

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Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them. Napoleon Bonaparte

Win Soldiers Battles Generally Generals Get Them Credit

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. Napoleon Bonaparte

Lion Government Sometimes Other Secret Lies Knowing Am Whole Fox

Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet. Napoleon Bonaparte

Religion People Excellent Stuff Quiet Common Common People Keeping

The best way to keep one's word is not to give it. Napoleon Bonaparte

Best Word Way Best Way Give Keep

Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues. Napoleon Bonaparte

Men Virtues Easily More Through Governed Than Vices

A man will fight harder for his interests than for his rights. Napoleon Bonaparte

Man Rights Fight Will His Than Interests Harder

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

Veterans Day Eyes Fire Soldiers Rank Been Baptized

Imagination rules the world. Napoleon Bonaparte

World Imagination Rules

Water, air, and cleanness are the chief articles in my pharmacy. Napoleon Bonaparte

Water Air Chief Articles Pharmacy

There is no such thing as accident; it is fate misnamed. Napoleon Bonaparte

Fate Accident Thing

It is the cause, not the death, that makes the martyr. Napoleon Bonaparte

Death Cause Martyr Makes

Men take only their needs into consideration - never their abilities. Napoleon Bonaparte

Needs Men Consideration Ability Only Take Never

One must change one's tactics every ten years if one wishes to maintain one's superiority. Napoleon Bonaparte

Change Every Must Superiority Ten Ten Years Tactics Maintain Wishes Years

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

Time Action Thinking Deliberate Take Go Arrived Stop

Among those who dislike oppression are many who like to oppress. Napoleon Bonaparte

Oppression Those Like Oppress Dislike Who Many Among

The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better to abandon one's self to destiny. Napoleon Bonaparte

Better Sometimes Dangers Destiny Abandon Torment Self Often Avoided

It requires more courage to suffer than to die. Napoleon Bonaparte

Courage More Than Die Requires Suffer

Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self interest. Napoleon Bonaparte

Fear Men Only Self Self-Interest Moved Interest Two

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet. Napoleon Bonaparte

Bench Only Throne Velvet Covered

There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous. Napoleon Bonaparte

Only Step Sublime Ridiculous

An army marches on its stomach. Napoleon Bonaparte

Army Stomach Marches

The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and the great welcome them out of vanity or need. Napoleon Bonaparte

Great Welcome Herd Out Vanity Seek Sake Influence Them Need

If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots. Napoleon Bonaparte

Peace Precede Nations Want Cannon Shots Should Avoid

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