Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes

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

I am the successor, not of Louis XVI, but of Charlemagne.

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I AmSuccessorLouisAm

Ambition never is in a greater hurry than I; it merely keeps pace with circumstances and with my general way of thinking.

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AmbitionThinkingCircumstancesWay

Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.

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NothingMoreDifficultDecideAble

We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.

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ManLaughHimMustAvoidCrying

Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.

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FearMenSelfTwoInterestOnly

Imagination rules the world.

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ImaginationWorldRules

An army marches on its stomach.

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WarArmyStomachMarches

In order to govern, the question is not to follow out a more or less valid theory but to build with whatever materials are at hand. The inevitable must be accepted and turned to advantage.

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InevitableBuildHandMoreFollow

When soldiers have been baptized in the fire of a battle-field, they have all one rank in my eyes.

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EyesFireVeterans DaySoldiersRank

A man cannot become an atheist merely by wishing it.

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ManBecomeAtheistCannotWishing

Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy.

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HistoryPhilosophyVirtueSkepticism

Among those who dislike oppression are many who like to oppress.

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OppressionDislikeWhoLikeMany

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