Napoleon Bonaparte

Military Leader, Emperor

Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military leader and emperor known for his role in the Napoleonic Wars and his influence on modern warfare and governance.

Born
August 15, 1769
Died
May 5, 1821
Quotes
864
Rank
#43

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"The best way to make every one poor is to insist on equality of wealth."

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"It is not necessary to bury the truth. It is sufficient merely to delay it until nobody cares."

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"You don't reason with intellectuals. You shoot them."

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"The stupid speak of the past, the wise of the present, and fools of the future."

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"The World is not ruined by the wickedness of the wicked, but by the weakness of the good."

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"Friends must always be treated as if one day they might be enemies."

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"No one but myself can be blamed for my fall. I have been my own greatest enemy-the cause of my own disastrous fate."

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"There is only one thing in this world, and that is to keep acquiring money and more money, power and more power. All the rest is meaningless."

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"Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily."

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"The Mohammedan religion is the finest of all."

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"I hope the time is not far off when I shall be able to unite all the wise and educated men of all the countries and establish a uniform regime based on the principles of the Quran which alone are true and which alone can lead men to happiness."

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"In politics... never retreat, never retract... never admit a mistake."

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"The amateurs discuss tactics: the professionals discuss logistics"

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"The best cure for the body is a quiet mind."

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"I see only my objective - the obstacles must give way."

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

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