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

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

Topics: Honor Quotes, Pride Quotes, Priorities Quotes

The only victory over love is flight.

The only victory over love is flight.

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich

There are two levers for moving men: interest and fear.

There are two levers for moving men: interest and fear.

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

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

Ambition never is in a greater hurry that I; it merely keeps pace with circumstances...

Ambition never is in a greater hurry that I; it merely keeps pace with circumstances...

The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and...

The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and...

History is a set of lies agreed upon.

History is a set of lies agreed upon.

Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them.

Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them.

There is one kind of robber whom the law does not strike at, and who...

There is one kind of robber whom the law does not strike at, and who...

I can no longer obey; I have tasted command, and I cannot give it up.

I can no longer obey; I have tasted command, and I cannot give it up.

The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who...

The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who...

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

High politic is only common sense applied to great things.

High politic is only common sense applied to great things.

If I had believed in a God of rewards and punishments, I might have lost...

If I had believed in a God of rewards and punishments, I might have lost...

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

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

Greatness be nothing unless it be lasting.

Greatness be nothing unless it be lasting.

What is history but a fable agreed upon?

What is history but a fable agreed upon?

Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of...

Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of...

The best cure for the body is a quiet mind.

The best cure for the body is a quiet mind.

I am the successor, not of Louis XVI, but of Charlemagne.

I am the successor, not of Louis XVI, but of Charlemagne.