Quotes by Napoleon Bonaparte

“ The extent of your consciousness is limited only by your ability to love and to embrace with your love the space around you, and all it contains. ”

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

“ In our time no one has the conception of what is great. It is up to me to show them. ”

“ I saw the crown of France laying on the ground, so I picked it up with my sword. ”

“ Put your iron hand in a velvet glove. ”

“ Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or bad acts. All depends on the principles which direct them. ”

“ If we could read the past histories of all our enemies we would disregard all hostility for them. ”

“ It's the unconquerable soul of man, and not the nature of the weapon he uses, that ensures victory. ”

“ Courage is like love, it must have hope for nourishment. ”

“ The greatest danger occurs at the moment of victory. ”

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

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