976 Quotes by Napoleon Bonaparte

Called to the throne by the voice of the people, my maxim has always been: A career open to talent without distinction of birth. It is this system of equality for which the European oligarchy detests me

To attach no importance to public opinion, is a proof that you do not merit its suffrage.

The great difficulty with politics is, that there are no established principles.

There are times when a battle decides everything, and there are times when the most insignificant thing can decide the outcome of a battle

We often get in quicker by the back door than by the front.

Europe thus divided into nationalities freely formed and free internally, peace between States would have become easier: the United States of Europe would become a possibility.

A great reserve and severity of manners are necessary for the command of those who are older than ourselves.

In order not to be astonished at obtaining victories, one ought not to think only of defeats.

In war, moral factors acount for three quarters of the whole; relative material strength accounts for only one quarter.