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History paints the human heart.

History paints the human heart.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Heart, History, Paint

There is no Nation however small which had the right to set itself free, that has not rescued itself from the dishonour of obeying the Prince imposed by an enemy in the hour of victory.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Enemy, Victory, Hours

France will always be a great nation.

Napoleon Bonaparte
France, Nations, Great Nations
Napoleon Bonaparte “Napoleon in his own words from the French of Jules Bertaut”, Рипол Классик

This accession of territory affirms forever the power of the United States, and I have given England a maritime rival who sooner or later will humble her pride.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Humble, Pride, Forever

If the art of war were nothing but the art of avoiding risks, glory would become the prey of mediocre minds.... I have made all the calculations; fate will do the rest.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Art, War, Fate
"The Mind of Napoleon" by J. Christopher Herold, (p. 45), 1955.

The worse the troops the greater the need of artillery.

Napoleon Bonaparte
War, Troops, Needs

Morality for the upper classes, the gallows for the rabbles.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Class, Upper Class, Morality

When small men attempt great enterprises, they always end by reducing them to the level of their mediocrity.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Live Life, Men, Mediocrity
Napoleon Bonaparte “Napoleon in his own words from the French of Jules Bertaut”, Рипол Классик

The worse the man the better the soldier. If soldiers be not corrupt they ought to be made so.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Men, Soldier, He Man

With audacity one can undertake anything, but not do everything.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Courage, Bravery, Risk
Napoleon Bonaparte “Napoleon in his own words from the French of Jules Bertaut”, Рипол Классик

Whatever shall we do in that remote spot? Well, we will write our memoirs. Work is the scythe of time.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Time, Writing, Army
Napoleon Bonaparte (2010). “The Corsican: The Virtual Diary of Napoleon Bonaparte”, p.370, Fireship Press

The nature of Christ's existence is mysterious, I admit; but this mystery meets the wants of man. Reject it, and the world is an inexplicable riddle; believe it, and the history of our race is satisfactorily explained.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Believe, Men, Race

A soul you say? Give my pocketwatch to a savage and he'll think it has a soul.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Atheist, Thinking, Giving

True heroism consists in being superior to the ills of life, in whatever shape they may challenge us to combat.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Life, Sports, Hero

There are in Europe many good generals, but they see too many things at once. I see one thing, namely the enemy's main body. I try to crush it, confident that secondary matters will then settle themselves.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Crush, War, Europe

Unhappy the general who comes on the field of battle with a system.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Unhappy, Battle, Fields
Napoleon Bonaparte “Napoleon in his own words from the French of Jules Bertaut”, Рипол Классик

A man is not dependent upon his fellow creature, when he does not fear death.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Men, Doe, Fear Of Death

Do you know what astonished me the most in this world? The inability of force to create anything.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Inability, World, Force

Alexander, Charlemagne and myself all tried to found an empire on force and we failed. Jesus Christ is building an empire on love, and today there are millions of people who would gladly die for His sake.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Jesus, Inspiration, People

As for myself, I do not believe that such a person as Jesus Christ ever existed; but as the people are inclined to superstition, it is proper not to oppose them.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Jesus, Believe, People

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.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Love, Artist, Power

International incidents must not be allowed to shape foreign policy, foreign policy must shape the incidents.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Power, Shapes, Politics

Those who are free from common prejudices acquire others.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Prejudice, Common, Acquire
"Memoirs of Napoleon" published by Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne, (1829-1831).

I am the successor, not of Louis XVI, but of Charlemagne.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Successors

Man loves the marvelous. It has an irresistible charm for him. He is always ready to leave that with which he is familiar to pursue vain inventions. He lends himself to his own deception.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Men, Deception, Invention
"Napoleon : In His Own Words" edited by Jules Bertaut, translated by Herbert Edward Law and Charles Lincoln Rhodes, (Ch. VII), 1916.

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