Napoleon Quotes

The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue courage is only the second virtue.

Education comes from within you get it by struggle and effort and thought.

His constant references to the ancient world have the effect of giving ordinary soldiers a sense of their lives.

Much of history turns out to be the consequence of small acts of fortune, accident or luck, good or bad.

It may be of interest to future generals to realize that one makes plans to fit circumstances stances and does not create circumstances to fit plans. That way danger lies.

I was not so insane as to attempt to bend events to conform to my policies. On the contrary, I bent my policies to accord with the unforeseen shape of the events.

Napoleon loved only himself, but, unlike Hitler, he hated nobody.

No man is considered just and virtuous who does not know whence he came and wither he is going. – Napoleon

I am very happy to see the enemy wish to avoid our coming to him. – Napoleon

Ambition is a noble passion which may legitimately take many forms

Forethought we may have undoubtedly but not foresight.

France always has plenty men of talent but it is always deficient in men of action and high character.

Impossible is a word only to be found in the dictionary of fools.

Do you know what is more hard to bear than the reverses of fortune? It is the baseness the hideous ingratitude of man.

Men in general are but great great children.

Soldiers forty centuries are looking down upon you from these pyramids.

Give me a man with a good allowance of nose ... when I want any good head-work done I choose a man - provided his education has been suitable - with a long nose.

A man's palate can in time become accustomed to anything.