The art of government is not to let me grow stale.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

Topics: Government Quotes

There is no such thing as accident; it is fate misnamed.

There is no such thing as accident; it is fate misnamed.

In war, three quarters turns on personal character and relations; the balance of manpower and...

In war, three quarters turns on personal character and relations; the balance of manpower and...

Ability is of little account without opportunity.

Ability is of little account without opportunity.

I hate and I love. Perhaps you ask why I do so. I do not...

I hate and I love. Perhaps you ask why I do so. I do not...

Men take only their needs into consideration - never their abilities.

Men take only their needs into consideration - never their abilities.

The great proof of madness is the disproportion of one's designs to one's means.

The great proof of madness is the disproportion of one's designs to one's means.

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

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

In politics stupidity is not a handicap.

In politics stupidity is not a handicap.

You must not fear death, my lads; defy him, and you drive him into the...

You must not fear death, my lads; defy him, and you drive him into the...

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...

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.

There are times when a battle decides everything, and there are times when the most...

There are times when a battle decides everything, and there are times when the most...

A celebrated people lose dignity upon a closer view.

A celebrated people lose dignity upon a closer view.

Public instruction should be the first object of government.

Public instruction should be the first object of government.

Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet.

Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet.

I made all my generals out of mud.

I made all my generals out of mud.

The best cure for the body is a quiet mind.

The best cure for the body is a quiet mind.

Women are nothing but machines for producing children.

Women are nothing but machines for producing children.

Male superiority in former days was easily demonstrated, because if a woman questioned her husband's...

Male superiority in former days was easily demonstrated, because if a woman questioned her husband's...

A psychiatrist is a fellow who asks you a lot of expensive questions your wife...

A psychiatrist is a fellow who asks you a lot of expensive questions your wife...