Napoleon Bonaparte — Philosophical Quotes

202 quotes · Military Leader, Emperor

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Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes

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Napoleon Bonaparte

Military Leader, Emperor

Philosophical

“In the last analysis, one must be a military man in order to govern. It is only with boot and spurs that one can govern a horse.”

Men Military Horse

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Napoleon Bonaparte

Military Leader, Emperor

Philosophical

“The division of labor, which has brought such perfection in mechanical industries, is altogether fatal when applied to productions of the mind. All work of the mind is superior in proportion as the mind that produces it is universal.”

Mind Perfection Division Of Labor

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Philosophical

“The great difficulty with politics is, that there are no established principles.”

Principles Difficulty

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Philosophical

“We are nothing but by the law.”

Law Nations

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Philosophical

“Posterity alone rightly judges kings. Posterity alone has the right to accord or withhold honors.”

Kings Judging Honor

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Philosophical

“The people excited by ambitious demagogues, sooner or later return into the hands of the Aristocracy.”

People Hands Ambitious

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Philosophical

“In politics nothing is immutable. Events carry within them an invincible power.”

Events Invincible

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Philosophical

“A book in which there were no lies would be a curiosity.”

Book Lying

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Philosophical

“The true policy of government is to make use of aristocracy, but under the forms and in the spirit of democracy.”

Government Class Democracy

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Philosophical

“The art of land warfare is an art of genius, of inspiration. On the sea nothing is genius or inspiration; everything is positive or empiric.”

Art War Inspiration

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Philosophical

“Much shedding of blood, many great actions, and triumphs, toil and perseverance are the end of all things human.”

War Blood Perseverance

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Philosophical

“Civilization does everything for the mind and favors it entirely at the expense of the body.”

Mind Doe Civilization

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