500 Quotes by Napoleon

In war, as in politics, no evil – even if it is permissible under the rules – is excusable unless it is absolutely necessary. Everything beyond that is a crime.

A man cannot become an atheist merely by wishing it.

Posterity will talk of Washington as the founder of a great empire, when my name shall be lost in the vortex of revolution.

All the scholastic scaffolding falls, as a ruined edifice, before a single word: faith.

A society without religion is like a vessel without compass.

I have seen only yoU, I have admired only yoU, I desire only You.

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

An army’s effectiveness depends on its size, training, experience, and morale, and morale is worth more than any of the other factors combined.

It is an ambassador’s duty to stand up for his nation’s foreign policy in any era and under any government whatsoever. Ambassadors are, in the full meaning of the term, titled spies.