Napoleon Bonaparte
France
15 Aug 1769 // 5 May 1821
General / Emperor
15 Aug 1769 // 5 May 1821
General / Emperor
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History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon
He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat
Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the principles which direct them
A journalist is a grumbler, a censurer, a giver of advice, a regent of sovereigns, a tutor of nations. Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets
Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily
Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment
An army marches on its stomach
Ability is nothing without opportunity
A true man hates no one
A throne is only a bench covered with velvet
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
Essays
Essays
On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
Essays
Essays