Quotes By Napoleon Bonaparte

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

A leader is a dealer in hope.

Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I have founded empires. But on what did we rest the creations of our genius? Upon force. Jesus Christ founded his empire upon love; and at this hour millions of men would die for him.

This soldier, I realized, must have had friends at home and in his regiment; yet he lay there deserted by all except his dog. I looked on, unmoved, at battles which decided the future of nations. Tearless, I had given orders which brought death to thousands. Yet here I was stirred, profoundly stirred, stirred to tears. And by what? By the grief of one dog.

You don't reason with intellectuals. You shoot them.

The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.

There are but two powers in the world, the sword and the mind. In the long run the sword is always beaten by the mind.

I saw the crown of France laying on the ground, so I picked it up with my sword.

It requires more courage to suffer than to die.

I am surrounded by priests who repeat incessantly that their kingdom is not of this world, and yet they lay hands on everything they can get.

We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.

The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies.

I start out by believing the worst.

There is a joy in danger.

Success is the most convincing talker in the world.

A revolution is an idea, taken up by bayonets.

Give me enough medals and I'll win you any war.

Courage cannot be counterfeited. It is one virtue that escapes hypocrisy.

A good sketch is better than a long speech.

I know he's a good general, but is he lucky?