Quotes by Napoleon Bonaparte

“ Throw off your worries when you throw off your clothes at night. ”

“ Ability is of little account without opportunity. ”

“ When a government is dependent upon bankers for money, they and not the leaders of the government control the situation, since the hand that gives is above the hand that takes. Money has no motherland; financiers are without patriotism and without decency; their sole object is gain. ”

“ Circumstances-what are circumstances? I make circumstances. ”

“ Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues. ”

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

“ Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent. ”

“ A picture is worth a thousand words. ”

“ Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily. ”

“ China is a sleeping giant; let him sleep, for if he wakes, he will shake the World. ”

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

“ The reason most people fail instead of succeed is they trade what they want most for what they want at the moment. ”