Napoleon Bonaparte

Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment.

The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second virtue.

It requires more courage to suffer than to die.

War is the business of barbarians.

When small men attempt great enterprises, they always end by reducing them to the level of their mediocrity.

It is my wish that my ashes may repose on the banks of the Seine, in the midst of the French people, whom I have loved so well.

Medicines are only fit for old people.

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

Ambition never is in a greater hurry than I; it merely keeps pace with circumstances and with my general way of thinking.

If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.

The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.

The army is the true nobility of our country.