Napoléon Bonaparte
"As to moral courage I have very rarely met with the two o'clock in the morning kind. I mean unprepared courage that which is necessary on an unexpected occasion and which in spite of the most unforeseen events leaves full freedom of judgement and decision."
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"As to moral courage I have very rarely met with the two o'clock in the morning kind. I mean unprepared courage that which is necessary on an unexpected occasion and which in spite of the most unforeseen events leaves full freedom of judgement and decision."
"أما الشجاعة الأدبية، فنادرًا ما صادفتُ منها شجاعة الساعة الثانية صباحًا. أعني تلك الشجاعة غير المُعدّة، التي تقتضيها المواقف المفاجئة، والتي، رغم أشد الأحداث غير المتوقعة، تترك حرية كاملة للحكم واتخاذ القرار."
Napoléon Bonaparte
"With audacity one can undertake anything."
"بالجسارة تُقتحم كل الصعاب."
Napoléon Bonaparte
"If you start to take Vienna take Vienna."
"إذا بدأت في الاستيلاء على فيينا، فاستولِ عليها."
Napoléon Bonaparte
"He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat."
"من يخشَ الهزيمةَ فقد هُزِمَ لا محالة."
Napoléon Bonaparte
"There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest."
"لا يجمع الناس إلا قوتان: الخوف والمصلحة."
Napoléon Bonaparte
"If you want a thing done well, do it yourself."
"إذا أردتَ إتقانَ أمرٍ، فتولَّه بنفسك."
Napoléon Bonaparte
"It is the cause, not the death, that makes the martyr."
"إنها القضية، لا الموت، ما يصنع الشهيد."
Napoléon Bonaparte
"Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet. Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich."
"الدين مادة ممتازة لإبقاء العامة هادئين. الدين هو ما يمنع الفقراء من قتل الأغنياء."
Napoléon Bonaparte
"Ability is of little account without opportunity."
"القدرة لا تُجدي نفعًا ما لم تُواتِها الفرصة."
Napoléon Bonaparte
"I am surrounded by priests who repeat incessantly that their kingdom is not of this world, and yet they lay hands on everything they can get."
"أنا محاط بقساوسة يرددون بلا انقطاع أن مملكتهم ليست من هذا العالم، ومع ذلك يمدون أيديهم إلى كل ما تطاله قدرتهم."
Napoléon Bonaparte
"Men of great ambition have sought happiness . . . and have found fame."
"لقد سعى ذوو الطموح العظيم وراء السعادة... فوجدوا الشهرة."
Napoléon Bonaparte
"Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I have founded empires. But on what did we rest the creations of our genius? Upon force. Jesus Christ founded his empire upon love; and at this hour millions of men would die for him."
"لقد أسستُ أنا والإسكندر وقيصر وشارلمان إمبراطوريات. ولكن على أي شيء أقمنا إبداعات عبقريتنا؟ على القوة. أما يسوع المسيح فقد أسس إمبراطوريته على الحب؛ وفي هذه الساعة، ملايين البشر مستعدون للموت من أجله."
Napoléon Bonaparte
"Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues."
"يُحكَم الرجالُ بالرذائل أيسرَ مما يُحكَمون بالفضائل."
Napoléon Bonaparte
"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake."
"لا تقاطع عدوك وهو يرتكب خطأ."
Napoléon Bonaparte
"There is no place in a fanatic's head where reason can enter."
Napoléon Bonaparte
"Water, air, and cleanness are the chief articles in my pharmacy."
Napoléon Bonaparte
"I often asked Laplace what he thought of God. He owned that he was an atheist."
Napoléon Bonaparte
"The only victories which leave no regret are those which are gained over ignorance."
Napoléon Bonaparte
"In our time no one has the conception of what is great. It is up to me to show them."
Napoléon Bonaparte
"The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and the great welcome them out of vanity or need."
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