Napoleon Bonaparte

God is on the side with the best artillery.

Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self-interest.

Morality has nothing to do with such a man as I am.

You don't govern men who don't have religion, you shoot them.

England is a nation of shopkeepers.

Friendship is but a name; I love nobody. I do not even love my brothers. Perhaps Joseph, a little, from habit and because he is my elder.

The greatest enjoyment of oneself comes in moments of danger.

In war, men are nothing, one man is everything.

Six hours sleep for a man, seven for a woman and eight for a fool.

Friends must always be treated as if one day they might be enemies.

In politics… never retreat, never retract… never admit a mistake.

I would kiss a man's ass if I needed him.

You must not fear death, my lads; defy him, and you drive him into the enemy's ranks.

When you have an enemy in your power, deprive him of the means of ever injuring you.

A Constitution should be short and obscure.

The only victories which leave no regret are those which are gained over ignorance.

China is a sleeping giant. Let her sleep, for when she wakes, she will shake the world.

My power is in my will.

I am the state.

The word impossible is not in my dictionary.