Napoleon Bonaparte
France
15 Aug 1769 // 5 May 1821
General / Emperor
15 Aug 1769 // 5 May 1821
General / Emperor
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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
A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon
A revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets
A picture is worth a thousand words
A man will fight harder for his interests than for his rights
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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