976 Quotes by Napoleon Bonaparte

The reading of history very soon made me feel that I was capable of achieving as much as the men who are placed in the highest ranks of our annals.

To have ultimate victory, you must be ruthless.

Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I have founded empires. But on what did we rest the creations of our genius? Upon force. Jesus Christ founded his empire upon love; and at this hour millions of men would die for him.

England is a nation of shopkeepers.

The surest way to remain poor is to be honest.

Courage is like love, it must have hope for nourishment.

Under a good administration, the Nile gains on the desert. Under a bad one, the desert gains on the Nile.

Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets..

Ability is of little account without opportunity.