Quotes by Napoleon Bonaparte

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

#Madness

Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone...

#Power

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

#Perseverance

Providence is always on the side of the last reserve

#Providence

In politics stupidity is not a handicap.

#Politics

The great art of governing consists in not letting men grow old in their jobs

#Politics

The reason I beat the Austrians is, they did not known the value of five...

#Reason

Revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets

#Revolution

Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy.

#Skepticism

Genuine victories, the sole conquests yielding no remorse, are those gained over ignorance

#Victory

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

#War

There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the...

#Spirit