Napoleon

Over-preparation is the foe of inspiration.

Napoleon

Passionate people invariably deny their anger, and cowards often boast their ignorance of fear.

Napoleon

Passions change, politics are immutable.

Napoleon

Policemen and prisons ought never to be the means used to bring men back to the practice of religion.

Napoleon

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

Napoleon

Power is what they like – it is the greatest of all aphrodisiacs.

Napoleon

Prison, blood, death, create enthusiasts and martyrs, and bring forth courage and desperate resolution.

Napoleon

Providence is always on the side of the last reserve.

Napoleon

Public morals are natural complement of all laws they are by themselves an entire code.

Napoleon

Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.

Napoleon