Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes

 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.

Prussia was hatched from a cannon-ball.

Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard in conquering her to allow anyone to take her from me, or even to covet her.

William behaved like a bashful girl, who is afraid of her lover’s bad reputation and therefore avoids being alone with him.

In war, as in love, we must come into contact before we can triumph.

The English conquered us; but they are far from being our equals.

How beautifully the English fight ! But they must give way.

In war, three-quarters turns on moral considerations; the balance of actual forces counts only for the remaining quarter.

Wisdom and policy dictate that we must do as destiny demands and keep peace with the irresistible march of events.

China? There lies a sleeping giant. Let him sleep! For when he wakes he will move the world.

Soldiers, think that, from the summit of these pyramids, forty centuries look down upon you.