Quotes by Napoleon Bonaparte

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

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

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

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

"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."

"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."

"A leader is a dealer in hope."

"Imagination rules the world."

"A throne is only a bench covered with velvet."

"Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues."

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

"In politics stupidity is not a handicap."

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

"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."

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

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

"An army marches on its stomach."

"If you want a thing done well, do it yourself."

"The truest wisdom is a resolute determination."

"Women are nothing but machines for producing children."

"Doctors will have more lives to answer for in the next world than even we generals."

"War is the business of barbarians."

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