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

“Charges of cavalry are equally useful at the beginning, the middle and the end of a battle. They should be made always, if possible, on the flanks of the infantry, especially when the latter is engaged in front.”

War Battle Infantry

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Napoleon Bonaparte

Military Leader, Emperor

Philosophical

“There is no class of people so hard to manage in a state, as those whose intentions are honest, but whose consciences are bewitched.”

People Class Honest

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Philosophical

“Necessity dominates inclination, will, and right.”

Inclination

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Philosophical

“The infectiousness of crime is like that of the plague.”

Crime Plague

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Philosophical

“More glorious to merit a sceptre than to possess one.”

Merit Glorious

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Philosophical

“A Constitution should be short and obscure.”

Political Politics

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Philosophical

“History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.”

Inspirational War

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Philosophical

“The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and the great welcome them out of vanity or need.”

Needs Greatness Vanity

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Philosophical

“Against attempts on my life, I trust in my luck, my good genius, and my guards.”

Genius Luck

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Philosophical

“High politic is only common sense applied to great things.”

Politics Power

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Philosophical

“All the scholastic scaffolding falls, as a ruined edifice, before a single word: faith.”

Fall Faith

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Philosophical

“The Concordat is not the victory of any one party but the consolidation of all.”

Party Victory

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