Quote #141
Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.
More from Napoleon Bonaparte
- Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone to take her away from me.
- Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.
- Power is founded on opinion.
- Respect the burden.
- Popes have committed too many absurdities to create a belief in their infallibility.
- Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of them.
- People accustomed to great victories, know not how to support a day of reverse.
- Six hours sleep for a man, seven for a woman and eight for a fool.