976 Quotes by Napoleon Bonaparte

Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of them.

In war one must lean on an obstacle in order to overcome it.

I marvel that whereas the ambitious dreams of my self, Caesar, and Alexander should have vanished into thin air, a Judean peasant-Jesus-s hould be able to stretch His hands across the centuries and control the destinies of men and nations.

When firmness is sufficient, rashness is unnecessary.

Go Sir, gallop and don't forget that the world was made in six days. You can ask me for anything but not time.

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.

In politics stupidity is not a handicap.

I have doubtless erred more or less in politics, but a crime I never committed.

The basic principle that we must follow in directing the armies of the Republic is this: that they must feed themselves on war at the expense of the enemy territory.