“Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.”
More from Napoleon on Wisdom
“The only victories which leave no regret are those which are gained over ignorance.”
“There is no place in a fanatic's head where reason can enter.”
“Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.”
“Ability is of little account without opportunity.”
“One must change one's tactics every ten years if one wishes to maintain one's superiority.”
“The greatest general is he who makes the fewest mistakes.”
“Fashion condemns us to many follies the greatest is to make oneself its slave.”
“Nothing is more difficult and therefore more precious than to be able to decide.”
“10 persons who speak make more noise than 10 000 who are silent.”
“The only victories which leave no regret are those which are gained over ignorance.”
Others on Wisdom
Sun Tzu
30 quotes“Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home.”
Dalai Lama
22 quotes“Compassion is the radicalism of our time.”
Cervantes
20 quotes“A closed mouth catches no flies.”
Aesop
19 quotes“Little by little does the trick.”
Confucius
19 quotes“The gem cannot be polished without friction nor man perfected without trials.”
Ben Franklin
18 quotes“Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.”
Cicero
15 quotes“Great is the power of habit. It teaches us to bear fatigue and to despise wounds and pain.”
George Washington
14 quotes“Let your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive.”
Rudyard Kipling
14 quotes“I keep six honest serving men. (They taught me all I know) Their names are What and Why and When and How and Where and...”
Khalil Gibran
14 quotes“Perplexity is the beginning of knowledge.”
William Penn
14 quotes“Knowledge is the treasure of a wise man.”
George R.R. Martin
14 quotes“This was how an enemy should be dealt with: with a dagger, not a declaration.”