The true wealth of a state consists in the number of its inhabitants, in their toil and industry. Napoleon Bonaparte More Quotes by Napoleon Bonaparte More Quotes From Napoleon Bonaparte The superior man is never in anyone's way. Napoleon Bonaparte superior-manmenway Nothing is so contrary to military rules as to make the strength of your army known, either in the orders of the day, in proclamations, or in the newspapers. Napoleon Bonaparte armymilitaryorder Half of the people in the world are below average. Napoleon Bonaparte halfaveragepeople England is a nation of shopkeepers. Napoleon Bonaparte englandinsultingbusiness That man made me miss my destiny. Napoleon Bonaparte destinymenwar True heroism consists in being superior to the ills of life, in whatever shape they may challenge us to combat. Napoleon Bonaparte herosportslife Greatness be nothing unless it be lasting. Napoleon Bonaparte lastinggreatness A well-composed song strikes the mind and softens the feelings, and produces a greater effect than a moral work, which convinces our reason, but does not warm our feelings, nor effect the slightest alteration in our habits Napoleon Bonaparte mindfeelingssong Life is strewn with so many dangers, and can be the source of so many misfortunes, that death is not the greatest of them. Napoleon Bonaparte dangerinspirelife All religions have been made by men. Napoleon Bonaparte atheistmenreligion There is one kind of robber whom the law does not strike at, and who steals what is most precious to men: time. Napoleon Bonaparte lawtimemen Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools. Napoleon Bonaparte wisdompositiveinspirational In war you see your own troubles; those of the enemy you cannot see. You must show confidence. Napoleon Bonaparte troublewarenemy 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. Napoleon Bonaparte government-liesknowinglying In my youth I, too, entertained some illusions; but I soon recovered from them. Napoleon Bonaparte illusionyouth We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him. Napoleon Bonaparte sympathylaughingmen A Government protected by foreigners will never be accepted by a free people. Napoleon Bonaparte acceptedgovernmentpeople The most desirable quality in a soldier is constancy in the support of fatigue; valor is only secondary. Napoleon Bonaparte supportqualitysoldier I have only one counsel for you - be master. Napoleon Bonaparte masters All systems of morality are fine. The gospel alone has exhibited a complete assemblage of the principles of morality, divested of all absurdity. It is not composed, like your creed, of a few common-place sentences put into bad verse. Do you wish to see that which is really sublime? Repeat the Lord's Prayer. Napoleon Bonaparte sublimeprayerbible
