Napoleon I of France (1769–1821) French general, First Consul and later Emperor of the French
Napoleon : In His Own Words (1916)
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@xy, member from Sept. 25, 2023“Immortality is the best recollection one leaves.”
Napoleon I of France (1769–1821) French general, First Consul and later Emperor of the French
Memoirs of Napoleon (1829-1831)
“The secret of great battles consists in knowing how to deploy and concentrate at the right time.”
Napoleon I of France (1769–1821) French general, First Consul and later Emperor of the French
Napoleon : In His Own Words (1916)
“The moment of greatest peril is the moment of victory.”
Napoleon I of France (1769–1821) French general, First Consul and later Emperor of the French
Napoleon : In His Own Words (1916)
“I ought to have died at Waterloo”
Napoleon I of France (1769–1821) French general, First Consul and later Emperor of the French
J'aurais dû mourir à Waterloo
Mémorial de Sainte Hélène
“Ability is nothing without opportunity.”
Napoleon I of France (1769–1821) French general, First Consul and later Emperor of the French
As quoted in Have You Ever Noticed? : The Wit and Irony of Every Day Life (1985) by Joe Moore
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Napoleon I of France (1769–1821) French general, First Consul and later Emperor of the French
Napoleon : In His Own Words (1916)
Napoleon I of France (1769–1821) French general, First Consul and later Emperor of the French
Source: Political Aphorisms, Moral and Philosophical Thoughts (1848), p. 246
Napoleon I of France (1769–1821) French general, First Consul and later Emperor of the French
Napoleon : In His Own Words (1916)
“A constitution should be short and obscure.”
Napoleon I of France (1769–1821) French general, First Consul and later Emperor of the French
Quoted in The Life of Napoleon I by John Holland Rose as an exchange between Roederer and Talleyrand
Roederer tells us ("Œuvres," vol. iii., p. 428) that he had drawn up two plans of a constitution for the Cisalpine; the one very short and leaving much to the President, the other precise and detailed. He told Talleyrand to advise Bonaparte to adopt the former as it was "short and" — he was about to add "clear" when the diplomatist cut him short with the words, "Yes: short and obscure!"
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Napoleon I of France (1769–1821) French general, First Consul and later Emperor of the French
Napoleon : In His Own Words (1916)
Napoleon I of France (1769–1821) French general, First Consul and later Emperor of the French
Napoleon : In His Own Words (1916)
Napoleon I of France (1769–1821) French general, First Consul and later Emperor of the French
Letter from St. Helena (28 August 1817); as quoted in The St. Helena Journal of General Baron Gourgaud, 1815-1818 : Being a Diary written at St. Helena during a part of Napoleon's Captivity (1932) as translated by Norman Edwards, a translation of Journal de Sainte-Hélène 1815-1818 by General Gaspard Gourgaud, t.2, p. 226
“Tomorrow, Napoleon will be under our ramparts.”
Napoleon I of France (1769–1821) French general, First Consul and later Emperor of the French
Le Moniteur Universel, March 20, 1815.
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“The word impossible is not French.”
Napoleon I of France (1769–1821) French general, First Consul and later Emperor of the French
Le mot impossible n'est pas français. <br class="br">Letter to General Jean Le Marois (9 July 1813), quoted in Famous Sayings and their Authors (1906) by Edward Latham, p. 138 <br class="br">Variant translation: You write to me that it is impossible; the word is not French. <br class="br">Variant attribution: Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools. <br class="br">The letter says: "Ce n'est pas possible", m'ecrivez-vous: cela n'est pas français. Original Source http://books.google.es/books?id=TqvSAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA479&dq=correspondance+napoleon+Ier+9+juillet+1813&hl=es&ei=tT3ATqzaNImu8gP01dH9Aw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false
Napoleon I of France (1769–1821) French general, First Consul and later Emperor of the French
Attributed in Monarchy or Money Power (1933), by R. McNair Wilson. No primary source for this is known.
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Napoleon I of France (1769–1821) French general, First Consul and later Emperor of the French
Political Aphorisms, Moral and Philosophical Thoughts (1848)
“You must not fear death, my lads; defy him, and you drive him into the enemy's ranks.”
Napoleon I of France (1769–1821) French general, First Consul and later Emperor of the French
As quoted in Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern English and Foreign Sources (1899) by Rev. James Wood, p. 567
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“In war, character and opinion make more than half of the reality.”
Napoleon I of France (1769–1821) French general, First Consul and later Emperor of the French
Napoleon : In His Own Words (1916)
Napoleon I of France (1769–1821) French general, First Consul and later Emperor of the French
Political Aphorisms, Moral and Philosophical Thoughts (1848)