Quotes by Napoleon Bonaparte

"The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second virtue."

"In order to govern, the question is not to follow out a more or less valid theory but to build with whatever materials are at hand. The inevitable must be accepted and turned to advantage."

"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake."

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

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

"Victory belongs to the most persevering."

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

"Women are nothing but machines for producing children."

"The truest wisdom is a resolute determination."

"A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon."

"Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in."

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

"Respect the burden."

"Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet."

"Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich."

"One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent."

"Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone to take her away from me."

"In politics... never retreat, never retract... never admit a mistake."

"In politics stupidity is not a handicap."

"He who knows how to flatter also knows how to slander."