Author: Napoleon Bonaparte

He is a silk stocking filled with dung.

(1769 – 1821) French general & politician
Insults

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

(1769 – 1821) French general & politician
Mistakes People

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

(1769 – 1821) French general & politician
Time

In politics, stupidity is not a handicap.

(1769 – 1821) French general & politician
Government Politics Stupidity

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

(1769 – 1821) French general & politician
Success Time

Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence.

(1769 – 1821) French general & politician
Intelligence Stupidity

The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.

(1769 – 1821) French general & politician
Characteristics

What is history but a set of lies agreed upon.

(1769 – 1821) French general & politician
History Time

Maybe it would have been better if neither of us had been born.

(1769 – 1821) French general & politician
Life Situations