Napoleon Bonaparte, 1769 - 1821
The Emperor Napoleon in his study at the Tuileries by Jacques-Louis David (1812)
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- Orders and decorations are necessary in order to dazzle the people. permalink
Napoleon Bonaparte - Political Aphorisms, Moral and Philosophical Thoughts of Emperor Napoleon (1848) - Ordinarily men exercise their memory much more than their judgment. permalink
Napoleon Bonaparte - Napoleon: In His Own Words (1916) - Our hour is marked, and no one can claim a moment of life beyond what fate has predestined. permalink
Napoleon Bonaparte - To Dr. Arnott (April 1821) - Parties weaken themselves by their fear of capable men. permalink
Napoleon Bonaparte - Napoleon: In His Own Words (1916) - Posterity alone rightly judges kings. Posterity alone has the right to accord or withhold honors. permalink
Napoleon Bonaparte - Napoleon: In His Own Words (1916) - Power is founded upon opinion. permalink
Napoleon Bonaparte - Political Aphorisms, Moral and Philosophical Thoughts of Emperor Napoleon (1848) - Religion is excellent stuff for keeping the common people quiet. permalink
Napoleon Bonaparte - Religion is what keeps the poor man from murdering the rich. permalink
Napoleon Bonaparte - Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of them. permalink
Napoleon Bonaparte - Send me 300 francs; that sum will enable me to go to Paris. There, at least, one can cut a figure and surmount obstacles. Everything tells me I shall succeed. Will you prevent me from doing so for the want of 100 crowns? permalink
Napoleon Bonaparte - Letter to his uncle, Joseph Fesch (June 1791) - Simpletons talk of the past, wise men of the present, and fools of the future. permalink
Napoleon Bonaparte - Napoleon: In His Own Words (1916) - Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy. permalink
Napoleon Bonaparte - Society cannot exist without inequality of fortunes and the inequality of fortunes could not subsist without religion. Whenever a half-starved person is near another who is glutted, it is impossible to reconcile the difference if there is not an authority who tells him to. permalink
Napoleon Bonaparte - Sometimes a great example is necessary to all the public functionaries of the state. permalink
Napoleon Bonaparte - Political Aphorisms, Moral and Philosophical Thoughts of Emperor Napoleon (1848) - Success is the most convincing talker in the world. permalink
Napoleon Bonaparte - Napoleon: In His Own Words (1916)
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