Napoleon

To write history one must be more than a man, since the author who holds the pen of this great justiciary must be free from all preoccupation of interest or vanity.

Napoleon

Tragedy warms the soul, elevates the heart, can and ought to create heroes. In this sense, perhaps, France owes a part of her great actions to Corneille.

Napoleon

True heroism consists in being superior to the ills of life, in whatever shape they may challenge us to combat.

Napoleon

True wisdom, in general, consists in energetic determination.

Napoleon

Two armies are two bodies which meet and try to frighten each other.

Napoleon

Unavailable wars are always just.

Napoleon

Variety made the Revolution. Liberty was just a pretext.

Napoleon

Vengeance has no foresight.

Napoleon

Victory and disaster establish indestructible bonds between armies and their commanders.

Napoleon

War is 90% information.

Napoleon