[On Napoleon assuming power in France:] The time of Fable is over, the time of History has begun. Josephine de Beauharnais More Quotes by Josephine de Beauharnais More Quotes From Josephine de Beauharnais A letter is the portrait of the soul. Josephine de Beauharnais portraits soul letters [On Napoleon:] The Emperor is too grand for anybody to tell him the truth, everybody who surrounds him flatters him all day long. Josephine de Beauharnais surround emperor long My garden is the most beautiful thing in the world. Josephine de Beauharnais first-impression garden beautiful