Napoleon Bonaparte
France
15 Aug 1769 // 5 May 1821
General / Emperor
15 Aug 1769 // 5 May 1821
General / Emperor
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The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second virtue
The extent of your consciousness is limited only by your ability to love and to embrace with your love the space around you, and all it contains
The best way to keep one's word is not to give it
The best cure for the body is a quiet mind
The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies
Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent
Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy
Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of them
Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich
Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
Essays
Essays
On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
Essays
Essays