Category: Quote of the Day

God placed me on the throne, and you reptiles of the earth dare not oppose me. I owe no account of my administration to the Pope,— only to God and Jesus Christ.

Napoleon Bonaparte

From first day to the last, he is the same, always the same, majestic and simple, extremely severe and extremely mild in the business of public life, so to speak, Jesus does not hold to any criticism, his prudent manner so delighted admiration by a mixture of strength and gentleness”.

Napoleon Bonaparte

Among so many conflicting ideas and so many different perspectives, the honest man is confused and distressed and the skeptic becomes wicked … Since one must take sides, one might as well choose the side that is victorious, the side which devastates, loots, and burns. Considering the alternative, it is better to eat than to be eaten.

Napoleon Bonaparte

A general of ordinary talent, occupying a bad position and surprised by a superior force, seeks his safety in retreat; but a great captain supplies all deficiencies by his courage, and marches boldly to meet the attack. By this means he disconcerts his adversary, and if this last shows any irresolution in his movements, a skillful leader, profiting by his indecision, may even hope for victory.

Napoleon Bonaparte

Our hour is marked, and no one can claim a moment of life beyond what fate has predestined.

Napoleon Bonaparte

I have fought sixty battles and I have learned nothing which I did not know at the beginning.

Napoleon Bonaparte

I ought to have died at Waterloo

Napoleon Bonaparte

All authority is in the throne; and what is the throne? This wooden frame covered with velvet? No, I am the throne.

Napoleon Bonaparte

England will repent of bringing the Russians so far: they will deprive her of India.

Napoleon Bonaparte

If the art of war were nothing but the art of avoiding risks, glory would become the prey of mediocre minds…. I have made all the calculations; fate will do the rest.

Napoleon Bonaparte