Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes

French - Leader | August 15, 1769 - May 5, 1821

Respect the burden.

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RespectBurden

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

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ManFightWillRightsHarderThan

He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.

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DefeatBeingSureWhoConqueredHe

Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.

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MoreFourThanThousandNewspapers

I made all my generals out of mud.

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MudOutGeneralsMade

Women are nothing but machines for producing children.

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WomenChildrenNothingWomen Are

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

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ChangeTen YearsWishesYearsMust

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

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DestinySelfBetterSometimesOften

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.

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LionGovernmentI AmSometimesFox

If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god.

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LifeNatureGodReligionSunChoose

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

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HealthWaterAirChiefArticles

I can no longer obey; I have tasted command, and I cannot give it up.

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I CanUpGiveObeyCannotCommand

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