Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte
A throne is only a bench covered with velvet. - Napoleon Bonaparte

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet. – Napoleon Bonaparte

Other quotes by Napoleon Bonaparte
Other Quotes from
Royalty, Kings, Queens
category

Im glad weve been bombed. It makes me feel I can look the East End in the face. – Queens Mother Elizabeth

We live in what virtually amounts to a museum — which does not happen to a lot of people. – Prince Philip Edinburgh

I have found it impossible to carry the heavy burden of responsibility and to discharge my duties as King as I would wish to do without the help and support of the woman I love. I now quit altogether public affairs, and I lay down my burden. – Edward VIII

Everyone likes flattery; and when you come to Royalty you should lay it on with a trowel. – Benjamin Disraeli

Random Quotes

Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly remembered. – W. H. Auden

Category:
Reading

You dont need to know whos playing on the White House tennis court to be a good president. A president has many roles. – James Baker

Category:
Presidency

The heroes of Flight 93 won the first battle in the War on Terror, and they should never be forgotten. – Jim Ramstad

Category:
War

I hope Im in a position to make stuff that I really want to make as opposed to stuff that I just have to make for money reasons, or to sustain a certain marquee value. – Paul Walker

Category:
Hope