Jim's Favorite Famous Quote, Quip, Axiom, and Maxim Repository
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte.
| Born | August 15, 1769 Ajaccio, Corsica, France |
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| Died | May 5, 1821 St. Helena Island in the South Atlantic |
Military leader who became Emperor of France. Defeated by the British at Waterloo in 1815 and spent the rest of his life in exile.
The repository contains five quotes from Napoleon Bonaparte.
Courage and Fear • Success and Failure
He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.
Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
A man cannot become an athiest merely by wishing it.
Comebacks • Success and Failure
When asked who he considered the greatest generals:
The victors.
Three hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.
