12 Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes on Success

Napoleon Bonaparte quotes on success

1. Send me 300 francs; that sum will enable me to go to Paris. There, at least, one can cut a figure and surmount obstacles. Everything tells me I shall succeed. Will you prevent me from doing so for the want of 100 crowns?

6. From the sublime to the ridiculous is but a step.

53. Ability is nothing without opportunity.

59. An army of sheep, led by a lion, is better than an army of lions, led by a sheep.[1]

84. Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

106. If I always appear prepared, it is because before entering an undertaking, I have meditated long and have foreseen what might occur. It is not genius where reveals to me suddenly and secretly what I should do in circumstances unexpected by others; it is thought and preparation.

111. If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.

117. In victory, you deserve Champagne; in defeat, you need it.

120. It is not enough that I succeed - everyone else must fail.- Adapted from Hannibal.

137. People accustomed to great victories, know not how to support a day of reverse.

162. The favorable opportunity must be seized; for fortune is female, and if you balk her today you must not expect to meet her again tomorrow.

193. Victory belongs to the most persevering.