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102 quotes by Napoleon Bonaparte

House House of Bonaparte Father Carlo Buonaparte Mother Letizia Ramolino Born (1769-08-15)15 August 1769 Ajaccio, Corsica, France Died 5 May 1821(1821-05-05) (aged 51) Longwood, Saint Helena Burial Les Invalides, Paris, France Religion Roman Catholicism (excommunicated on June 10, 1809 - see Religions section) Signature Imperial Standard of Napoleon I Imperial coat of arms Napoléon Bonaparte (/nəˈpoʊliən, -ˈpoʊljən/; French: [napɔleɔ...
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Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the principles which... →

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Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.

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You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war.

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In politics stupidity is not a handicap.

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The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies.

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Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.

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

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Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.

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Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

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If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.

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I am sometimes a fox and sometimes a lion. The whole secret of government lies in knowing when to be the one or the other.

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There is no such thing as accident; it is fate misnamed.

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I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords and harmonies.

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