40 phrases by Napoleon Bonaparte to learn more about this historic leader

Those who fear being defeated are sure of defeat.

Love for the country is the first virtue of civilized man.

Extraordinary people are meteors designed to ignite so that the Earth can be illuminated.

Each age gives us a different role.

Put a smart-ass in the spotlight and he’ll act like an honest man.

Courage is like love; must have hope of nourishment.

The wise are the ones who most seek wisdom. Fools think they have found it.

You doctors will have more lives to answer for in the other world than we generals.

There are only two forces that unite men – fear and interest.

Love, like all things in nature, follows its path and has different degrees of development.

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

Take time to deliberate, but when it’s time for action, stop thinking and go.

A good philosopher is a bad citizen.

Revolution is an opinion that finds the support of bayonets.

Love does more harm than good.

The real conquests, the only ones we never regret, are those we make against ignorance.

Immortality is the memory left in man’s memory.

As a general rule, it is circumstances that make men.

A society without religion is like a ship without a compass.

A leader is a distributor of hope.

The impossible is the ghost of the timid and the refuge of the cowards.

Victory does not belong to the strongest, but to those who pursue it the longest!

History is a set of agreed-upon lies.

You must not fight an enemy too often, or you will teach him all your art of war.

Skill is nothing without opportunity.

I can no longer obey. I’ve tried the command, and I can’t give it up.

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

The human race is ruled by its imagination.

A fool has one great advantage over a man of sense; he is always pleased with himself.

Until you spread your wings, you’ll have no idea how far you can fly.

You become strong by defying defeat and turning loss and failure into success.

Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those gifted with it can perform very good or very bad deeds. It all depends on the principles that guide them.

Every man fights more bravely for his interests than for his rights.

If you want something done right, do it yourself.

If you want to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.

Impossible is a word found only in the dictionary of fools.

Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than being able to decide.

Circumstances? What are the circumstances? I am the one who creates the circumstances!

Ten people who talk make more noise than ten thousand who keep silent.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.