Napoleon Bonaparte on Business Quotes

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

"An army marches on its stomach."

"The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies."

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

"High courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the soul's ability to overcome it."

"Success is the most convincing talker in the world."

"A goal without a timeline is just a dream."

"The man who has made up his mind to win will never say 'Impossible'."

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

"One must change one's tactics every ten years if one wishes to maintain one's superiority."

"The reason most people fail instead of succeed is they trade what they want most for what they want now."

"The first quality of a commander-in-chief is a cool head."

"Imagination rules the world."

"To do all that one is able to do, is to be a man; to do all that one would like to do, is to be a god."

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

"Ability is of little account without opportunity."

"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake."

"The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind."

"Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult."

"You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war."

"He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat."

"The greatest danger occurs at the moment of victory."

"The true wisdom of nations is experience."

"Everything is easy in design; the difficulty is in execution."

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

"Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the principles which direct them."

"A leader is a dealer in hope."

"Unskilled leaders are the most beauty-loving; they want everything to be perfect. The true leader wants only what works."

"I have made all the calculations; fate will do the rest."

"Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should consult."

"In business, as in war, the flash of a moment decides the day."

"The transition from the defensive to the offensive is one of the most delicate operations in war."

"The first quality for a commander-in-chief is a cool head to receive a correct impression of things. He should not allow himself to be confused by either good or bad news."