500 Quotes by Napoleon

A general-in-chief should ask himself several times in the day, What if the enemy were to appear now in my front, or on my right, or my left?

Friends must always be treated as if one day they might be enemies.

Being in the Tuileries is not everything: what matters is to stay here.

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.

A man becomes the creature of his uniform.

A Constitution should be short and obscure.

There are only two forces that unite men – fear and interest. All great revolutions originate in fear, for the play of interests does not lead to accomplishment.

It’s the people who are in the wrong who get angry.

All generals, officers, and soldiers who capitulate in battle to save their own lives should be decimated.