Napoleon Quotes
Most popular Napoleon Quotes
![Consider the two levers for moving men: interest and fear. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/17/717A-consider-the-two-levers-for-moving-men-interest-fear-napoleon.png)
Consider the two levers for moving men: interest and fear.
![A true man hates no one. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/45/8945A-a-true-man-hates-no-one-napoleon.png)
A true man hates no one.
![Imagination rules the world. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/79/7379A-imagination-rules-the-world-napoleon.png)
Imagination rules the world.
![A leader is a dealer in hope. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/44/20844A-a-leader-is-a-dealer-in-hope-napoleon.png)
A leader is a dealer in hope.
![A general must be a charlatan. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/16/28016A-a-general-must-be-a-charlatan-napoleon.png)
A general must be a charlatan.
![An army marches on its stomach. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/88/20288A-an-army-marches-on-its-stomach-napoleon.png)
An army marches on its stomach.
![Occupation is the scythe of time. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/67/7767A-occupation-is-the-scythe-of-time-napoleon.png)
Occupation is the scythe of time.
![War is the business of barbarians. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/14/24514A-war-is-the-business-of-barbarians-napoleon.png)
War is the business of barbarians.
![Circumstances! I make circumstances! - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/75/10775A-circumstances-i-make-circumstances-napoleon.png)
Circumstances! I make circumstances!
![History is a set of lies agreed upon. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/55/23355A-history-is-a-set-of-lies-agreed-upon-napoleon.png)
History is a set of lies agreed upon.
![The only victory over love is flight. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/25/3325A-the-only-victory-over-love-is-flight-napoleon.png)
The only victory over love is flight.
![Ability is nothing without opportunity. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/68/6668A-ability-is-nothing-without-opportunity-napoleon.png)
Ability is nothing without opportunity.
![Men, in general, are but great children. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/44/8944A-men-in-general-are-but-great-children-napoleon.png)
Men, in general, are but great children.
![What is history but a fable agreed upon? - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/94/8794A-what-is-history-but-a-fable-agreed-upon-napoleon.png)
What is history but a fable agreed upon?
![Victory belongs to the most persevering. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/97/7997A-victory-belongs-to-the-most-persevering-napoleon.png)
Victory belongs to the most persevering.
![In politics stupidity is not a handicap. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/64/23964A-in-politics-stupidity-is-not-a-handicap-napoleon.png)
In politics stupidity is not a handicap.
![Where flowers degenerate, man cannot live. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/21/221A-where-flowers-degenerate-man-cannot-live-napoleon.png)
Where flowers degenerate, man cannot live.
![It is easier to deceive than to undeceive. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/99/29199A-it-is-easier-to-deceive-than-undeceive-napoleon.png)
It is easier to deceive than to undeceive.
![Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/45/8345A-glory-is-fleeting-but-obscurity-is-forever-napoleon.png)
Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
![The truest wisdom is a resolute determination. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/06/4406A-the-truest-wisdom-is-a-resolute-determination-napoleon.png)
The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.
![Luck is always on the side of the last reserve. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/86/2786A-luck-is-always-on-the-side-last-reserve-napoleon.png)
Luck is always on the side of the last reserve.
![Anarchy is the stepping stone to absolute power. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/75/8275A-anarchy-is-the-stepping-stone-to-absolute-power-napoleon.png)
Anarchy is the stepping stone to absolute power.
![My dominion ends where that of conscience begins. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/65/2465A-my-dominion-ends-where-that-of-conscience-begins-napoleon.png)
My dominion ends where that of conscience begins.
![The best way to keep your word is not to give it. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/93/5193A-the-best-way-to-keep-your-word-is-not-give-napoleon.png)
The best way to keep your word is not to give it.
![You can ask me for anything you like, except time. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/28/2928A-you-can-ask-me-for-anything-you-like-except-time-napoleon.png)
You can ask me for anything you like, except time.
![The best way to keep one's word is not to give it. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/98/18698A-the-best-way-to-keep-ones-word-is-not-give-napoleon.png)
The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.
![When the heart speaks, glory itself is an illusion. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/92/3492A-when-the-heart-speaks-glory-itself-is-illusion-napoleon.png)
When the heart speaks, glory itself is an illusion.
![You can do anything with a bayonet except sit on it. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/31/19631A-you-can-do-anything-with-a-bayonet-except-sit-it-napoleon.png)
You can do anything with a bayonet except sit on it.
![A celebrated people lose dignity, upon a closer view. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/14/8314A-a-celebrated-people-lose-dignity-upon-closer-view-napoleon.png)
A celebrated people lose dignity, upon a closer view.
![A revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/14/39014A-a-revolution-is-an-idea-which-has-found-its-bayonets-napoleon.png)
A revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets.
![Our body is a watch, intended to go for a given time. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/47/10447A-our-body-is-a-watch-intended-go-given-time-napoleon.png)
Our body is a watch, intended to go for a given time.
![The moment of greatest peril is the moment of victory. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/05/41705A-the-moment-of-greatest-peril-is-moment-victory-napoleon.png)
The moment of greatest peril is the moment of victory.
![He who fears losing his reputation is sure to lose it. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/30/2630A-he-who-fears-losing-his-reputation-is-sure-lose-it-napoleon.png)
He who fears losing his reputation is sure to lose it.
![There are two levers for moving men—interest and fear. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/33/31033A-there-are-two-levers-for-moving-men-interest-fear-napoleon.png)
There are two levers for moving men—interest and fear.
![Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/38/43038A-never-interrupt-your-enemy-when-he-is-making-mistake-napoleon.png)
Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
![Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/26/7126A-courage-is-like-love-it-must-have-hope-nourishment-napoleon.png)
Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment.
![It is the cause, and not the death that makes the martyr. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/78/35578A-it-is-the-cause-and-not-death-that-makes-martyr-napoleon.png)
It is the cause, and not the death that makes the martyr.
![Let France have good mothers, and she will have good sons. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/79/9279A-let-france-have-good-mothers-and-she-will-have-good-napoleon.png)
Let France have good mothers, and she will have good sons.
![A man will fight harder for his interests than his rights. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/90/990A-a-man-will-fight-harder-for-his-interests-than-his-napoleon.png)
A man will fight harder for his interests than his rights.
![There are only two forces that unite men—fear and interest. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/02/36202A-there-are-only-two-forces-that-unite-men-fear-interest-napoleon.png)
There are only two forces that unite men—fear and interest.
![We may stop ourselves when going up, never when going down. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/52/21652A-we-may-stop-ourselves-when-going-up-never-when-going-napoleon.png)
We may stop ourselves when going up, never when going down.
![One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/25/52725A-one-should-never-forbid-what-one-lacks-power-prevent-napoleon.png)
One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent.
![Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/29/21629A-soldiers-generally-win-battles-generals-get-credit-them-napoleon.png)
Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them.
![I fear three newspapers more than a hundred thousand bayonets. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/39/5439A-i-fear-three-newspapers-more-than-hundred-thousand-bayonets-napoleon.png)
I fear three newspapers more than a hundred thousand bayonets.
![Put a rogue in the limelight and he will act like an honest man. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/33/8333A-put-a-rogue-in-the-limelight-he-will-act-like-napoleon.png)
Put a rogue in the limelight and he will act like an honest man.
![Water, air, and cleanness are the chief articles in my pharmacy. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/19/10519A-water-air-and-cleanness-are-the-chief-articles-my-pharmacy-napoleon.png)
Water, air, and cleanness are the chief articles in my pharmacy.
![Impossible is a word only to be found in the dictionary of fools. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/92/50292A-impossible-is-a-word-only-to-be-found-dictionary-fools-napoleon.png)
Impossible is a word only to be found in the dictionary of fools.
![Ten men who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/66/5266A-ten-men-who-speak-make-more-noise-than-ten-thousand-napoleon.png)
Ten men who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.
![To extraordinary circumstance we must apply extraordinary remedies. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/72/19672A-to-extraordinary-circumstance-we-must-apply-extraordinary-remedies-napoleon.png)
To extraordinary circumstance we must apply extraordinary remedies.
![Even in war, moral power is to physical as three parts out of four. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/76/8276A-even-in-war-moral-power-is-physical-as-three-parts-napoleon.png)
Even in war, moral power is to physical as three parts out of four.
![Nations, like men, have their various ages—infancy, maturity, old age. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/85/36385A-nations-like-men-have-their-various-ages-infancy-maturity-old-napoleon.png)
Nations, like men, have their various ages—infancy, maturity, old age.
![Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/19/24419A-ten-people-who-speak-make-more-noise-than-ten-thousand-napoleon.png)
Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.
![Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/33/23433A-four-hostile-newspapers-are-more-to-be-feared-than-thousand-napoleon.png)
Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.
![Great men are meteors designed to burn so that the earth may be lighted. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/72/4072A-great-men-are-meteors-designed-to-burn-so-that-earth-napoleon.png)
Great men are meteors designed to burn so that the earth may be lighted.
![Courage cannot be counterfeited. It is one virtue that escapes hypocrisy. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/62/28762A-courage-cannot-be-counterfeited-it-is-one-virtue-that-escapes-napoleon.png)
Courage cannot be counterfeited. It is one virtue that escapes hypocrisy.
![The great art of governing consists in not letting men grow old in their jobs. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/02/23302A-the-great-art-of-governing-consists-not-letting-men-grow-napoleon.png)
The great art of governing consists in not letting men grow old in their jobs.
![Order marches with weighty and measured strides. Disorder is always in a hurry. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/77/19877A-order-marches-with-weighty-and-measured-strides-disorder-is-always-napoleon.png)
Order marches with weighty and measured strides. Disorder is always in a hurry.
![Improve your opportunities, every hour lost now is a chance of future misfortune. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/75/3075A-improve-your-opportunities-every-hour-lost-now-is-chance-future-napoleon.png)
Improve your opportunities, every hour lost now is a chance of future misfortune.
![Do not fight too often with your enemy or you will teach him all your art of war. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/70/970A-do-not-fight-too-often-with-your-enemy-or-you-napoleon.png)
Do not fight too often with your enemy or you will teach him all your art of war.
![If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything and deliver nothing. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/28/10828A-if-you-wish-to-be-a-success-world-promise-everything-napoleon.png)
If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything and deliver nothing.
![Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of them. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/45/8145A-riches-do-not-consist-in-the-possession-treasures-but-use-napoleon.png)
Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of them.
![Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/25/29225A-nothing-is-more-difficult-and-therefore-more-precious-than-be-napoleon.png)
Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.
![If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon-shots. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/85/6985A-if-they-want-peace-nations-should-avoid-pin-pricks-that-napoleon.png)
If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon-shots.
![The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second virtue. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/85/24385A-the-first-virtue-in-a-soldier-is-endurance-fatigue-courage-napoleon.png)
The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second virtue.
![All the scholastic scaffolding falls, as a ruined edifice, before one single word — faith. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/13/6113A-all-the-scholastic-scaffolding-falls-as-ruined-edifice-before-one-napoleon.png)
All the scholastic scaffolding falls, as a ruined edifice, before one single word — faith.
![One hour is marked, and no one can claim a moment of life beyond what fate has predestined. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/29/2729A-one-hour-is-marked-and-no-one-can-claim-moment-napoleon.png)
One hour is marked, and no one can claim a moment of life beyond what fate has predestined.
![Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone to take her away from me. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/29/52729A-power-is-my-mistress-i-have-worked-too-hard-at-napoleon.png)
Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone to take her away from me.
![When small men attempt great enterprises, they always end by reducing them to the level of their mediocrity. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/64/35664A-when-small-men-attempt-great-enterprises-they-always-end-by-napoleon.png)
When small men attempt great enterprises, they always end by reducing them to the level of their mediocrity.
![I have made noise enough in the world already, perhaps too much, and am now getting old, and want retirement. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/05/24105A-i-have-made-noise-enough-in-world-already-perhaps-too-napoleon.png)
I have made noise enough in the world already, perhaps too much, and am now getting old, and want retirement.
![There is one kind of robber whom the law does not strike at, and who steals what is most precious to men: time. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/50/41050A-there-is-one-kind-of-robber-whom-law-does-not-napoleon.png)
There is one kind of robber whom the law does not strike at, and who steals what is most precious to men: time.
![There are only two powers in the world, the sword and the pen; and in the end the former is always conquered by the latter. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/40/5440A-there-are-only-two-powers-in-world-sword-pen-end-napoleon.png)
There are only two powers in the world, the sword and the pen; and in the end the former is always conquered by the latter.
![All great events hang by a hair. The man of ability takes advantage of everything and neglects nothing that can give him a chance of success. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/12/25012A-all-great-events-hang-by-a-hair-man-ability-takes-napoleon.png)
All great events hang by a hair. The man of ability takes advantage of everything and neglects nothing that can give him a chance of success.
![I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords and harmonies. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/15/52715A-i-love-power-but-it-is-as-artist-that-i-napoleon.png)
I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords and harmonies.
![Music, of all the liberal arts has the greatest influence over the passions, and is that to which the legislator ought to give the greatest encouragement. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/09/10009A-music-of-all-the-liberal-arts-has-greatest-influence-over-napoleon.png)
Music, of all the liberal arts has the greatest influence over the passions, and is that to which the legislator ought to give the greatest encouragement.
![There is nothing more fickle, more vague, or more powerful; yet capricious as it is, it is nevertheless much more often true, reasonable, and just, than we imagine. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/24/21824A-there-is-nothing-more-fickle-more-vague-or-more-powerful-napoleon.png)
There is nothing more fickle, more vague, or more powerful; yet capricious as it is, it is nevertheless much more often true, reasonable, and just, than we imagine.
![What, sir, would you make a ship sail against the wind and currents by lighting a bonfire under her deck; I pray you excuse me. I have no time to listen to such nonsense. - Napoleon quote.](/img/q/91/21891A-what-sir-would-you-make-a-ship-sail-against-wind-napoleon.png)
What, sir, would you make a ship sail against the wind and currents by lighting a bonfire under her deck; I pray you excuse me. I have no time to listen to such nonsense.
Great men are meteors designed to burn so that earth may be lighted.
If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.