Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes & Sayings (Page 5)

“In order to govern, the question is not to follow out a more or less valid theory but to build with whatever materials are at hand. The inevitable must be accepted and turned to advantage.”

“The best cure for the body is a quiet mind.”

“It requires more courage to suffer than to die.”

“A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.”

“Among those who dislike oppression are many who like to oppress.”

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

“Ability is nothing without opportunity.”

“To do all that one is able to do, is to be a man; to do all that one would like to do, is to be a god.”

“He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.”

“Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.”