Napoleon Quotes
10 quotes
Napoleon
French military leader and emperor who conquered much of Europe
10 Quotes
Victory belongs to the most persevering
— Attributed
Ability is nothing without opportunity
— Maxims of War (1808)
Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools
— Reported statement, early 19th century
History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon
— Attributed in 'Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte' by Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne
In war, the moral is to the physical as three is to one
— Noted in 'Maxims of War'
Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment
— 'Maxims of Napoleon'
A leader is a dealer in hope
— Maxims of Napoleon
The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemy's
— Quoted in Napoleon: In His Own Words
A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon
— Recorded in correspondence, c. 1815
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself
— Maxims of Napoleon