“Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment.”
Napoleon Bonaparte
This quote is commonly attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte, but I have not been able to locate a primary source. Use with caution in academic or professional contexts.
“That is just it, work is my element; I was born and made for it. I have found the limits of my legs; I have found the limits of my eyes; but I have never been able to find the limits of my labour.”
— Napoleon Bonaparte Secondary source“Everything tells me I shall succeed.”
— Napoleon Bonaparte Primary source“Imagination rules the world.”
— Napoleon Bonaparte Secondary source“Intelligence precedes force. Force itself is nothing without intelligence. In the heroic age the leader was the strongest man; with civilization he has become the most intelligent of the brave.”
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“Love the day.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Primary source“Without justice courage is weak.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Never to go on trips with anyone you do not love.”
— Ernest Hemingway Primary source“Where there’s marriage without love, there will be love without marriage.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source