9 Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes on Control

Napoleon Bonaparte quotes on control

16. I may have had many projects, but I never was free to carry out any of them. It did me little good to be holding the helm; no matter how strong my hands, the sudden and numerous waves were stronger still, and I was wise enough to yield to them rather than resist them obstinately and make the ship founder. Thus I never was truly my own master but was always ruled by circumstances.

77. Fanaticism must first be lulled, in order that it may be eradicated.

95. I can no longer obey; I have tasted command, and I cannot give it up.

110. If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

126. Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues.

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

142. Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.

157. The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies.

174. The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind.