Notable Quotes From Napoleon’s Biography

The following are notable quotes from the book Napoleon: A Life by Andrew Roberts:

• Nothing is lost while courage remains.
• It is the small things that determine great events.
• “It is one of the first rules of war to exaggerate one’s forces”
• My destiny lies in the hazards of combat — in glory or death
• One must speak to the soul. It is the only way to electrify a man.
• Winning is not enough if one does not take advantage of success.
• “Everything passes rapidly on earth with the exception of the mark we'll leave in history”
• “They seek to destroy the revolution by seeking to attack my person; I‘ll defend it because I am the revolution.”
• “I resign my fate into the hands of divine providence” — Marie Louise upon hearing that Napoleon would marry her.
• “My real glory is not to have won 40 battles. What nothing will destroy, what will live forever, is my Civil Code.”
• It has been described as farther away from anywhere than anywhere else in the world" (referring to St Helena, where Napoleon was imprisoned.)
• The mightiest breath of life that ever animated the human clay has ceased. (referring to Napoleon’s death)