114 quotes
In war, luck is half in everything.
Napoleon : In His Own Words (1916)
Man loves the marvelous. It has an irresistible charm for him. He is always ready to leave that with which he is familiar to pursue vain inventions. He lends himself to his own deception.
Napoleon : In His Own Words (1916)
In politics nothing is immutable. Events carry within them an invincible power. The unwise destroy themselves in resistance. The skillful accept events, take strong hold of them and direct them.
Napoleon : In His Own Words (1916)
Jesus Christ was the greatest republican.
Napoleon : In His Own Words (1916)
A general must be a charlatan.
Napoleon : In His Own Words (1916)
We are made weak both by idleness and distrust of ourselves. Unfortunate, indeed, is he who suffers from both. If he is a mere individual he becomes nothing; if he is a king he is lost.
Napoleon : In His Own Words (1916)
It is a mistake, too, to say that the face is the mirror of the soul. The truth is, men are very hard to know, and yet, not to be deceived, we must judge them by their present actions, but for the present only.
Napoleon : In His Own Words (1916)
If I had not been defeated in Acre against Jezzar Pasha of Turk. I would conquer all of the East
Napoleon : In His Own Words (1916)
In war, theory is all right so far as general principles are concerned; but in reducing general principles to practice there will always be danger. Theory and practice are the axis about which the sphere of accomplishment revolves.
Napoleon : In His Own Words (1916)
What are the conditions that make for the superiority of an army? Its internal organization, military habits in officers and men, the confidence of each in themselves; that is to say, bravery, patience, and all that is contained in the idea of moral means.
Napoleon : In His Own Words (1916)
The military principles of Caesar were those of Hannibal, and those of Hannibal were those of Alexander — to hold his forces in hand, not to be vulnerable at any point, to throw all his forces with rapidity on any given point.
Napoleon : In His Own Words (1916)
One must indeed be ignorant of the methods of genius to suppose that it allows itself to be cramped by forms. Forms are for mediocrity, and it is fortunate that mediocrity can act only according to routine. Ability takes its flight unhindered.
Napoleon : In His Own Words (1916)
One must learn to forgive and not to hold a hostile, bitter attitude of mind, which offends those about us and prevents us from enjoying ourselves; one must recognize human shortcomings and adjust himself to them rather than to be constantly finding fault with them.
Napoleon : In His Own Words (1916)
There is a joy in danger.
Napoleon : In His Own Words (1916)