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61 Inspiring Napoléon Bonaparte Quotes (LEADERSHIP)

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25 Most Inspiring Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes on Life & Success

You become strong by defying defeat and by turning loss and failure into success.
You become strong by defying defeat and by turning loss and failure into success.
Once you have made up your mind, stick to it; there no longer any ‘if’ or ‘but’.
Once you have made up your mind, stick to it; there no longer any ‘if’ or ‘but’.
Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.
Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.
Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go.
Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go.
Until you spread your wings, you’ll have no idea how far you can fly.
Until you spread your wings, you’ll have no idea how far you can fly.
Imagination rules the world.
Imagination rules the world.
The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.
The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.
Victory belongs to the most persevering.
Victory belongs to the most persevering.
Ability is of little account without opportunity.
Ability is of little account without opportunity.
Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of them.
Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of them.
The best cure for the body is a quiet mind.
The best cure for the body is a quiet mind.
Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.
Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.
A society without religion is like a vessel without compass.
A society without religion is like a vessel without compass.
The human race is governed by its imagination.
The human race is governed by its imagination.
The best way to keep one’s word is not to give it.
The best way to keep one’s word is not to give it.
He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.
He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.
Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment.
Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment.
Let France have good mothers, and she will have good sons.
Let France have good mothers, and she will have good sons.
A leader is a dealer in hope.
A leader is a dealer in hope.
A true man hates no one.
A true man hates no one.
The fool has one great advantage over a man of sense; he is always satisfied with himself.
The fool has one great advantage over a man of sense; he is always satisfied with himself.
The people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree with you and are too cowardly to let you know.
The people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree with you and are too cowardly to let you know.
Men take only their needs into consideration – never their abilities.
Men take only their needs into consideration – never their abilities.
There is no such thing as accident; it is fate misnamed.
There is no such thing as accident; it is fate misnamed.

20 Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes on Wars & Courage

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 principles which direct them.”

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It requires more courage to suffer than to die.
It requires more courage to suffer than to die.
Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
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.
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.
Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them.
Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them.
You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war. - Napoleon Bonaparte
You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war. – Napoleon Bonaparte
I saw the crown of France laying on the ground, so I picked it up with my sword.
I saw the crown of France laying on the ground, so I picked it up with my sword.
Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self-interest.
Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self-interest.
A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of coloured ribbon. - Napoleon Bonaparte
A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of coloured ribbon.
The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies.
The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies.
If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon-shots.
If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon-shots.
You must not fear death, my lads; defy him, and you drive him into the enemy’s ranks.
You must not fear death, my lads; defy him, and you drive him into the enemy’s ranks.
History is a set of lies agreed upon.
History is a set of lies agreed upon.
It is the cause, not the death, that makes the martyr.
It is the cause, not the death, that makes the martyr.
One must change one’s tactics every ten years if one wishes to maintain one’s superiority.
One must change one’s tactics every ten years if one wishes to maintain one’s superiority.
War is the business of barbarians.
War is the business of barbarians.
Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
A man will fight harder for his interests than for his rights.
A man will fight harder for his interests than for his rights.
Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets. - Napoleon Bonaparte
Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets. – Napoleon Bonaparte
Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.
Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.

16 Extremely Controversial Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes

If I had not been born Napoleon, I would have liked to have been born Alexander.
If I had not been born Napoleon, I would have liked to have been born Alexander.
The French complain of everything, and always.
The French complain of everything, and always.
Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.
Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.
Six hours sleep for a man, seven for a woman and eight for a fool.
Six hours sleep for a man, seven for a woman and eight for a fool.
The stupid speak of the past, the wise of the present, and fools of the future.
The stupid speak of the past, the wise of the present, and fools of the future.
Friends must always be treated as if one day they might be enemies.
Friends must always be treated as if one day they might be enemies.
Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.
Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.
In our time none has the conception of what is great. It is up to me to show them.
In our time none has the conception of what is great. It is up to me to show them.
In politics stupidity is not a handicap.
In politics stupidity is not a handicap.
In politics… never retreat, never retract… never admit a mistake.
In politics… never retreat, never retract… never admit a mistake.
We walk faster when we walk alone.
We walk faster when we walk alone.
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
If you wish to be success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.
If you wish to be success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.
I would kiss a man’s ass if I needed him.
I would kiss a man’s ass if I needed him.
The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.
The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.
We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.
We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.
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Napoléon Bonaparte Short Biography

Born in 1769 on the island of Corsica, Ajaccio, Napoléon Bonaparte (aka Napoleon I) was the astute leader of men and military genius who led french to conquer much of Europe in the early 1800s.

Napoléon Bonaparte served as the first consul after he seized political power in a coup d’état in 1799.

In 1804, he crowned himself emperor – the Emperor Napoleon I of France.

Until you spread your wings, you’ll have no idea how far you can fly.”

Napoléon Bonaparte

Napoleon I key achievements:

  • Reformed the French educational system
  • Developed a civil code (called the Napoleonic Code)
  • Negotiated the Concordat of 1801
  • Modernized the French military

However, Napoleon abdicated the throne in 1814 and was exiled to the island of Elba after having suffered a heavy military loss in 1812-1813 after the French invasion of Russia (known in Russia as the Patriotic War of 1812).

Nevertheless, Napoleon rose to power again after he escaped Elba with a group of 1,000 supporters on 26 February 1815.

In June 1815, he led his troops to attack Belgium and on June 16, Napoleon won the Battle of Ligny (against the Prussian troops).

But, just two days later on June 18, Napoléon Bonaparte and his troops were defeated in the famous Battle of Waterloo by the British and Prussian armies of the Seventh Coalition.

Napoleon was forced into exile the second time on the island of St. Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean on 15 October 1815.

He remained on the remote island in the South Atlantic until his death on 5 May 1821, at age 51.

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