Quotes by Napoleon Bonaparte

"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 direct them."

"To do all that one is able to do, is to be a man to do all that one would like to do, is to be a god."

"If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god."

"There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest."

"Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self interest."

"The people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree with you and are too cowardly to let you know."

"It is the cause, not the death, that makes the martyr."

"You must not fear death, my lads defy him, and you drive him into the enemy's ranks."

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

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

"Courage is like love it must have hope for nourishment."

"It requires more courage to suffer than to die."

"The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind."

"One must change one's tactics every ten years if one wishes to maintain one's superiority."

"War is the business of barbarians."

"The best cure for the body is a quiet mind."

"The best way to keep one's word is not to give it."

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

"A picture is worth a thousand words."