Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes About Character

Quotes about: Character

• To have a right estimate of a man's character, we must see him in misfortune.

  Napoleon Bonaparte

  Character, Men, Misfortunes

• True character stands the test of emergencies. Do not be mistaken, it is weakness from which the awakening is rude.

  Napoleon Bonaparte

  Character, Rude, Weakness

  "Napoleon : In His Own Words" edited by Jules Bertaut, translated by Herbert Edward Law and Charles Lincoln Rhodes, (Ch. II), 1916.

• 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.

  Napoleon Bonaparte

  Leadership, War, Character

• The greatest ornament of an illustrious life is modesty and humility, which go a great way in the character even of the most exalted princes.

  Napoleon Bonaparte

  Character, Humility, Ornaments

• Character is victory organized.

  Napoleon Bonaparte

  Character, Victory, Thrive

• It is in times of difficulty that great nations like great men display the whole energy of their character and become an object of admiration to posterity.

  Napoleon Bonaparte

  Character, Men, History

• Put a rogue in the limelight and he will act like an honest man.

  Napoleon Bonaparte

  Truth, Honesty, Character

  Napoleon Bonaparte “Napoleon in his own words from the French of Jules Bertaut”, Рипол Классик

• In war, three-quarters turns on personal character and relations; the balance of manpower and materials counts only for the remaining quarter.

  Napoleon Bonaparte

  War, Character, Balance

  'Correspondance de Napolèon Ier' vol. 17 (1865) no.14276 'Observations sur les affaires d'Espagne, Saint- Cloud, 27 août 1808'

• It is easy to know when a government wishes for peace by observing the character of the person sent to negotiate for it.

  Napoleon Bonaparte

  Character, Government, Wish

• France always has plenty men of talent, but it is always deficient in men of action and high character.

  Napoleon Bonaparte

  Character, Men, France

• In war, character and opinion make more than half of the reality.

  Napoleon Bonaparte

  War, Character, Reality

  Napoleon Bonaparte “Napoleon in his own words from the French of Jules Bertaut”, Рипол Классик

• Age, habits of business and experience have modified many characters.

  Napoleon Bonaparte

  Character, Age, Habit

• Malice delights to blacken the characters of prominent men.

  Napoleon Bonaparte

  Character, Men, Delight

  "Memoirs of Napoleon" published by Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne, (1829-1831).

• Great ambition is the passion of a great character.

  Napoleon Bonaparte

  Character, Passion, Ambition

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