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There is no man more pusillanimous than I when I am planning a campaign. I purposely exaggerate all the dangers and all the calamities that the circumstances make possible. I am in a thoroughly painful state of

There is no man more pusillanimous than I when I am planning a campaign. I purposely exaggerate all the dangers and all the calamities that the circumstances make possible. I am in a thoroughly painful state of agitation. This does not keep me from looking quite serene in front of my entourage; I am like an unmarried girl laboring with child. Once I have made up my mind, everything is forgotten except what leads to success.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Girl, Children, War

My enemies make appointments at my tomb.

Napoleon Bonaparte
War, Enemy, Appointments

A great people may be killed, but they cannot be intimidated.

Napoleon Bonaparte
People, May, Great People
"Political Aphorisms, Moral and Philosophical Thoughts" collected and published by Cte. A. G. de Liancourt; edited by James Alexander Manning, 1848.

When you have an enemy in your power, deprive him of the means of ever injuring you.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Mean, Enemy
"Political Aphorisms, Moral and Philosophical Thoughts" collected and published by Cte. A. G. de Liancourt; edited by James Alexander Manning, (p. 30), 1848.

Sometimes a single battle decides everything and sometimes, too, the slightest circumstance decides the issue of a battle. There is a moment in every battle at which the least manoeuvre is decisive and gives superiority, as one drop of water causes overflow.

Napoleon Bonaparte
War, Issues, Giving

I drink Champagne when I win, to celebrate...and I drink Champagne when I lose, to console myself.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Drinking, Wine, Winning

The greatest ornament of an illustrious life is modesty and humility, which go a great way in the character even of the most exalted princes.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Character, Humility, Ornaments

To command, you must first of all speak to the eyes.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Eye, Firsts, Speak

Better live a King, than a Prince.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Kings

A revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets.

Napoleon Bonaparte
War, Ideas, Political
"Journal of International Affairs" by Columbia University. School of International Affairs, (p. 94), 1976.

Water, air, and cleanness are the chief articles in my pharmacy.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Health, Exercise, Air

Imagination governs the world.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Art, Creativity, Imagination
Napoleon Bonaparte “Napoleon in his own words from the French of Jules Bertaut”, Рипол Классик

More glorious to merit a sceptre than to possess one.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Merit, Glorious
"Memoirs of Napoleon" published by Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne, (1829-1831).

The reason I beat the Austrians is, they did not known the value of five minutes

Napoleon Bonaparte
Reason, Beats, Minutes

Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Power, Public Opinion, Politics
Napoleon Bonaparte “Napoleon in his own words from the French of Jules Bertaut”, Рипол Классик

I cannot believe there is a god who punishes and rewards, for I see honest folk unlucky, and rogues unlucky.

Napoleon Bonaparte
God, Religious, Believe

Character is victory organized.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Character, Victory, Thrive

To have good soldiers, a nation must always be at war.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Military, War, Soldier

The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better to abandon one's self to destiny.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Fate, Destiny, Self
Napoleon Bonaparte “Napoleon in his own words from the French of Jules Bertaut”, Рипол Классик

The Bible is no mere book, but a Living Creature, with a power that conquers all that oppose it.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Bible, Book, Biblical
The Watchtower magazine, May 15, 1992.

That man made me miss my destiny.

Napoleon Bonaparte
War, Destiny, Men

Peoples of Egypt , you will be told that I have come to destroy your religion. Do not believe it! Reply that I have come to restore your rights!

Napoleon Bonaparte
War, Believe, Rights

Men are never attached to you by favours.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Men, Favors, Favour

Champagne! In victory, one deserves it; in defeat one needs it.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Wine, Victory, Needs

As for me, to love you alone, to make you happy, to do nothing which would contradict your wishes, this is my destiny and the meaning of my life.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Love You, Destiny, Wish

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