976 Quotes by Napoleon Bonaparte

Liberty is a need felt by a small class of people whom nature has endowed with nobler minds than the mass of men;.... Consequently, it may be repressed with impunity. Equality, on the other hand, pleases the masses.

The bayonet has always been the weapon of the brave and the chief tool of victory

Governments keep their promises only when they are forced, or when it is to their advantage to do so.

An army of lions commanded by a deer will never be an army of lions.

Genuine victories, the sole conquests yielding no remorse, are those gained over ignorance

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

The great proof of madness is the disproportion of one's designs to one's means.

Ability is noting without opportunity

There is no power without justice.