500 Quotes by Napoleon

Never awake me when you have good news to announce, because with good news nothing presses; but when you have bad news, arouse me immediately, for then there is not an instant to be lost.

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

The art of war is to gain time when your strength is inferior.

When you determine to risk a battle, reserve to yourself every possible chance of success, more particularly if you have to deal with an adversary of superior talent, for if you are beaten, even in the midst of your magazines and your communications, woe to the vanquished!

Which is heavier: a soldier’s pack or a slave’s chains?

Never lose sight of this maxim, that you should establish your cantonments at the most distant and best protected point from the enemy, especially where a surprise is possible. By this means you will have time to unite all your forces before he can attack you.

True character stands the test of emergencies. Do not be mistaken, it is weakness from which the awakening is rude.

I want the whole of Europe to have one currency; it will make trading much easier.

In war it is not men, but the man who counts.