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 war, three-quarters turns on personal character and relations; the balance of manpower and materials counts only for the remaining quarter.”

War Character Balance

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Napoleon Bonaparte

Military Leader, Emperor

Philosophical

“In order that a people may be free, it is necessary that the governed be sages, and those who govern, gods.”

People Order Liberty

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Philosophical

“When firmness is sufficient, rashness is unnecessary.”

Commitment Politics

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Philosophical

“Laws which are consistent in theory often prove chaotic in practice.”

Law Practice

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Philosophical

“I marvel that whereas the ambitious dreams of my self, Caesar, and Alexander should have vanished into thin air, a Judean peasant-Jesus-s hould be able to stretch His hands across the centuries and control the destinies of men and nations.”

Dream Jesus Destiny

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Philosophical

“If we could read the past histories of all our enemies we would disregard all hostility for them.”

Past Enemy Disregard

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Philosophical

“As a rule it is circumstances that make men.”

Men Humanity

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Philosophical

“A man cannot become an atheist merely by wishing it.”

Men Wish

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Philosophical

“He who cannot look over a battlefield with a dry eye, causes the death of many men uselessly.”

Men Eye Looks

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Philosophical

“France always has plenty men of talent, but it is always deficient in men of action and high character.”

Men Character France

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Philosophical

“There are two kinds of fidelity, that of dogs and that of cats; you, gentleman, have the fidelity of cats who never leave the house.”

Dog Friendship Cat

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Philosophical

“The admiral needs only one science, that of navigation. The general needs all the sciences.”

War Needs Navigation

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