Top 10 Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes
To celebrate Napoleon’s 243rd birthday (August 15), I thought I’d bring you some of my favourite quotes from the man. Feel free to share yours in the comments section!
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“Death is nothing; but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.”
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“Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.”
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“I saw the crown of France laying on the ground, so I picked it up with my sword.”
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“A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of coloured ribbon.”
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“He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.”
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“Victory belongs to the most persevering.”
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“History is a set of lies agreed upon.”
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“If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god.”
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“Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.”
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“Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.”
“They wanted me to be another George Washington”
I feel i missed a lot not to have physically seen the great man Napoleon.
To me he is the greatest of world leaders and he is second to non besides God’s prophets.
wao i wish he was a ugandan! any way God created him a french & that is it.
The day i will visit France, i will consult some one to just take me were Napoleon lived during his time when alive.
no the great leader than napoleon is niccollo machiavelli
I think the greatest leader is Alexander the Great, Niccollo Machiavelli and his idea of amoral Pragmatism comes last for he claim great power through powers.
As Yoda said ‘wars make not one great’…. Napoleon ranks among warmonger dictators. If you find war repulsive then do not make a hero out of Napoleon the dictator who forced conscription on civilians in countries the French army occupied, and conscripted 14 year old boys to fight in his ‘glorious’ 1814 campaigns. Napoleon was not born in France btw,- he was born a Corsican. Don’t get me started on Alexander ‘the Great’s’ atrocities and massacres. Quotes of conquest for kids to learn is disturbing and turns them into Cheneys/ Saddams/ Corporation Lawyers/ Wall Street pirates etc etc.
Jake, I can’t agree with you that Napoleon was either a ‘warmonger’ or a ‘dictator’. Nearly all of the wars he fought in were defensive.
Its a awesome quotes ever by nepoleon.Its impressive for youngsters and if we learn or fallow tis we are good to made a life!!
napoleon is a soulja genius
All great leaders stood a before there words
But Napoleon’s words were his Arsenal