Quotes by Bonaparte, Napoleon

There are two levers for moving men -- interest and fear. >>

When small men attempt great enterprises, they always end by reducing >>

Ability is of little account without opportunity. >>

Quotations about Mediocrity

There are certain things in which mediocrity is intolerable: poetry, m >>

It is mediocrity which makes laws and sets mantraps and spring-guns in >>

Not doing more than the average is what keeps the average down. >>

When small men attempt great enterprises, they always end by reducing them to the level of their mediocrity.

Bonaparte, Napoleon