Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoléon Bonapartewas a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars. As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 until 1814, and again in 1815. Napoleon dominated European and global affairs for more than a decade while leading France against a series of coalitions in the Napoleonic Wars. He won most of these wars and the vast majority of his battles, building a...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionRoyalty
Date of Birth15 August 1769
CityAjaccio, France
CountryFrance
When you can use the lightning it is better than cannon
There are two kinds of fidelity - that of dogs and that of cats; and you gentlemen, have the fidelity of cats who never leave the house
There are times when a battle decides everything, and there are times when the most insignificant thing can decide the outcome of a battle
The battle of Austerlitz is the grandest of all I have fought.
It is my wish that my ashes may repose on the banks of the Seine, in the midst of the French people, whom I have loved so well.
Ambition never is in a greater hurry than I; it merely keeps pace with circumstances and with my general way of thinking.
The only who is wiser than anyone is everyone.
The only conquests which are permanent and leave no regrets are our conquests over ourselves.
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.
You don't reason with intellectuals. You shoot them.
In war, as in prostitution, amateurs are often better than professionals.
I am surrounded by priests who repeat incessantly that their kingdom is not of this world, and yet they lay their hands on everything they can get.