Authors - Napoleon Bonaparte
Brief Biography
Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 - 5 May 1821) was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the latter stages of the French Revolution. As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815. His legal reform, the Napoleonic Code, has been a major influence on many civil law jurisdictions worldwide, but he is best remembered for his role in the wars led against France by a series of coalitions, the so-called Napoleonic Wars. He established hegemony over most of continental Europe and sought to spread the ideals of the French Revolution, while consolidating an imperial monarchy which restored aspects of the deposed Ancien Regime. Due to his success in these wars, often against numerically superior enemies, he is generally regarded as one of the greatest military commanders of all time and his campaigns are studied at military academies throughout much of the world. - Wikipedia
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Quote 1018by Anonymous on 09/01/2011
Never ascribe to malice, that which can be explained by incompetence.
Quote 1077by Anonymous on 10/01/2011
The act of policing is, in order to punish less often, to punish more severely.
Quote 1284by Anonymous on 12/01/2011
Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.
Quote 1317by Anonymous on 12/01/2011
A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.
Quote 1725by Anonymous on 15/01/2011
If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.
Quote 1887by Anonymous on 18/01/2011
Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.
Quote 1943by Anonymous on 19/01/2011
You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war.
Quote 1992by Anonymous on 20/01/2011
Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
Quote 2094by Anonymous on 22/01/2011
Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.
Quote 3071by Anonymous on 03/02/2011
There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.
Quote 3212by Anonymous on 05/02/2011
Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.
Quote 3308by Anonymous on 05/02/2011
It is the cause, not the death, that makes the martyr.
Quote 3346by Anonymous on 05/02/2011
Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.
Quote 3448by Anonymous on 06/02/2011
Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.
Quote 3500by Anonymous on 06/02/2011
There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the long run the sword will always be conquered by the spirit.
Quote 3505by Anonymous on 06/02/2011
It requires more courage to suffer than to die.
Quote 3512by Anonymous on 06/02/2011
Women are nothing but machines for producing children.
Quote 3763by Anonymous on 10/02/2011
Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy.
Quote 3841by Anonymous on 12/02/2011
The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.
Quote 4169by Anonymous on 16/02/2011
He who knows how to flatter also knows how to slander.
Quote 4175by Anonymous on 16/02/2011
Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet.
Quote 4198by Anonymous on 16/02/2011
History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.
Quote 4239by Anonymous on 18/02/2011
Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment.
Quote 4289by Anonymous on 18/02/2011
Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
Quote 4298by Anonymous on 18/02/2011
To write history one must be more than a man, since the author who holds the pen of this great justiciary must be free from all preoccupation of interest or vanity.
Quote 4329by Anonymous on 19/02/2011
A man will fight harder for his interests than for his rights.
Quote 4614by Anonymous on 25/02/2011
Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and myself founded empires; but what foundation did we rest the creations of our genius? Upon force. Jesus Christ founded an empire upon love; and at this hour millions of men would die for Him.
Quote 8247by Anonymous on 30/04/2012
Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues.
Quote 10660by Anonymous on 19/10/2012
Death is nothing; but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.
Quote 11189by Anonymous on 30/11/2012
The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.
Quote 11971by Anonymous on 07/02/2013
To exraordinary circumstance we must apply extraordinary remedies.
Quote 12045by Anonymous on 23/02/2013
I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords and harmonies.
Quote 12369by Anonymous on 31/03/2013
Flying back from New York, the flight attendant said 'God, I wished you were here yesterday, we had a stroke on the plane. I said, if I have a stroke on a plane, I hope the pretend doctor isn't the one on the plane. I want a real doctor.
Quote 13556by Anonymous on 03/08/2013
There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest.
