Quotes by Napoleon Bonaparte... crazy or brilliant man?

"Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich."
Napoleon Bonaparte

"I wonder just what kind of man Bonaparte actually was and if I can find myself agreeing with his quote. Let me see...  what else did he say"??  

“The only victory over love is flight.”
Napoleon Bonaparte

“A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of coloured ribbon.”
 Napoleon Bonaparte

I'm not sure that I would choose either for him... nothing that I have read makes me lean in one direction or the other... kind of blasee!

Quotes about Defeat

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“I learned much more from defeat than I ever learned from winning”
Napoleon Bonaparte

“Opportunity often comes in disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat.”
Napoleon Hill

Be careful that victories do not carry the seed of future defeats.
Ralph W Sockman

It seems that some pretty famous people have suffered defeat in their lives. I don't feel so bad now!

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.
Napoleon Bonaparte