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Napoleon Bonaparte

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Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821) was a French military commander and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and went on to conquer much of Europe as Emperor of the French. His military genius, sweeping legal reforms through the Napoleonic Code, and outsized personality have made him one of the most studied figures in world history.

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

— Napoleon Bonaparte

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“Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet.”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Religion

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

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Death

“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.”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

God

“He who knows how to flatter also knows how to slander.”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Politics

“Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Religion

“You must not fear death, my lads defy him, and you drive him into the enemy's ranks.”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Death

“In politics stupidity is not a handicap.”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Politics

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

— Napoleon Bonaparte

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“The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

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“Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

History

“War is the business of barbarians.”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Business

“A picture is worth a thousand words.”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Art

“The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue courage is only the second virtue.”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Courage

“There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest.”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Fear

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

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Power

“Women are nothing but machines for producing children.”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Women

“A leader is a dealer in hope.”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Hope

“Imagination rules the world.”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Imagination

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

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Courage

“Doctors will have more lives to answer for in the next world than even we generals.”

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Medical