“Changing from the defensive to the offensive, is one of the most delicate operations in war.”
Napoleon : In His Own Words (1916)
Napoleon I of France: Quotes about war
Napoleon I of France was French general, First Consul and later Emperor of the French. Explore interesting quotes on war.
Napoleon I of France:
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“In war, groping tactics, half-way measures, lose everything.”
Napoleon : In His Own Words (1916)
“In war, character and opinion make more than half of the reality.”
Napoleon : In His Own Words (1916)
“Religious wars are basically people killing each other over who has the better imaginary friend.”
There is no known basis to attribute this saying to Napoleon. It is found (unattributed) in a Usenet post from July 1999 https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=soc.penpals/QIUrpkacWyE/FbCj7pij5WwJ.
Misattributed
Reported as being from an 1817 conversation in The Mind of Napoleon, ed. and trans. J. Christopher Herold (1955), p. 249. Reported as unverified in Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations (1989).
Attributed
Statement at the beginning of the 1813 campaign, as quoted in The Mind of Napoleon (1955) by J. Christopher Herold, p. 45
“War is a lottery in which nations ought to risk nothing but small amounts.”
Napoleon : In His Own Words (1916)
“In war one must lean on an obstacle in order to overcome it.”
Napoleon : In His Own Words (1916)
“There is only one favorable moment in war; talent consists in knowing how to seize it.”
Napoleon : In His Own Words (1916)
Napoleon : In His Own Words (1916)
Theodoros Kolokotronis, Kolokotronis Memoirs by Georgios Tertsetis
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