Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone to take her away from me.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Respect the burden.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures but in the use made of them.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

The art of governing consists in not letting men grow old in their jobs.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

The best cure for the body is a quiet mind.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

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

— Napoleon Bonaparte

The extent of your consciousness is limited only by your ability to love and to embrace with your love the surrounding space, and all it contains.

— Napoleon Bonaparte