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Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
Napoleon, 08/15/1769 - 05/05/1821
French monarch


You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your tricks of war.
Napoleon

History is a set of lies agreed upon.
Napoleon


Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.
Napoleon

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
Napoleon
 
From sublime to ridiculousness there is only one step.
Napoleon

In politics stupidity is not a handicap.
Napoleon


Imagination governs the world.
Napoleon

If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god.
Napoleon


A society without religion is like a vessel without compass.
Napoleon
 
To do all that one is able to do, is to be a man; to do all that one would like to do, is to be a god.


The first method is that of a schemer and leads only to mediocre results; the other method is the path of genius and changes the face of the world.


Even when I am gone, I shall remain in people's minds the star of their rights, my name will be the war cry of their efforts, the motto of their hopes.


Men of genius are meteors, intended to burn to light their century.


Adversity is the midwife of genius.


Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.


The herd seek out the great, not for their sake, but for their influence; and the great welcome them out of vanity or need.
 
The confidence with which a Sovereign is invested, is solid only when it is sanctioned by the suffrages of the people, who clothed him with the supreme magistracy.


The people excited by ambitious demagogues, sooner or later return into the hands of the Aristocracy.


A portion of the multitude must ever be coerced.


We must serve the people worthily, and not occupy ourselves in trying to please them. The best way, to gain their affections is to do them good.


When Monarchs abuse the rights with which they have been invested by the confidence of the people, and bring down upon their heads the calamity of war, the people have the right to withdraw their allegiance.


I am conquered less by fortune than by the egotism and ingratitude of my companions in arms.


Friends must always be treated as if one day they might be enemies.


Flatterers and men of learning do not accord well with each other.


Passionate people invariably deny their anger, and cowards often boast their ignorance of fear.


He who is unmoved by tears has no heart.


Age, habits of business and experience have modified many characters.


The conscience is the inviolable asylum of the liberty of man.


A man is not dependent upon his fellow creature, when he does not fear death.


Better to have an open enemy, than hidden friends.


Better to have a known enemy than a forced ally.


The life of a citizen is the property of his country.


To live, is to suffer; and the honest man is always fighting to be master of his own mind.


Men are led by trifles.


Better live a King, than a Prince.


Whatever may be the position in life of a parent, it is his duty to share his crust with his children.
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.


Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.


Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.


There are two levers for moving men, interest and fear.


How many things apparently impossible have nevertheless been performed by resolute men who had no alternative but death.


Human life is the only thing that takes care of itself


The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better to abandon one's self to destiny.


The extent of your consciousness is limited only by your ability to love and to embrace with your love the space around you, and all it contains.


Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.


Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.


Vengeance has no foresight.


It requires more courage to suffer than to die.


He who knows how to flatter also knows how to slander.


All celebrated people lose dignity on a close view.


The only one who is wiser than anyone is everyone.


Ability is of little account without opportunity.

I have very rarely met with two o'clock in the morning courage: I mean instantaneous courage.


Courage is like love: it must have hope for nourishment.


We live and die in the midst of marvels.


So you think the police foresees and knows everything. The police invents more than it discovers.


It would be a joke if the conduct of the victor had to be justified to the vanquished.


Remember that a man, a true man, never hates. His rages and his bad moods never last beyond the present moment-like electric shocks.


The law, that is what makes men stay honest.


Morality for the upper classes, the gallows for the rabbles.


Man is entitled by birthright to a share of the earth's produce sufficient to fill the needs of his existence.


Has a man the right to kill himself? Yes, if his death harms no one and if life is an evil to him. When is life an evil? When it offers a man nothing but suffering and pain.


Remember that a man, a true man, never hates. His rages and his bad moods never last beyond the present moment-like electric shocks.


The strong are good, only the weak are wicked.


Good and decent people must be protected and persuaded by gentle means, but the rabble must be led by terror.


Every beggar shall be arrested. But to arrest a beggar merely in order to put him in jail would be barbarous and absurd. He should be arrested for the sole purpose of teaching him how to earn a living by his work.


I have come to realise that men are not born to be free.


Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.


A man will fight harder for his interests than for his rights.


God! How men of letters are stupid.


Time is the great art of man.


It is the success which makes great men.


Doctors will have more lives to answer for in the next world than even we generals.


Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.


Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.


Secrets travel fast in Paris.


Men are more easily governed through their vices than their virtues.


Men take only their needs into consideration, never their abilities.


Men are moved by only two levers: fear and self interest.


Be successful! I judge men only by the results of their actions.


I like honest men of all colors.


I start out by believing the worst.


Our hour is marked, and no one can claim a moment of life beyond what fate has predestined.


The herd seek out the great, not for their sake, but for their influence; and the great welcome them out of vanity or need.


The stupid speak of the past, the wise of the present, and fools of the future.


We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.


The French complain of everything, and always.


He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.


A people that is able to say everything, becomes able to do everything.
The crowd which follows me with admiration, would run with the same eagerness were I marching to the Guillotine.


The public spirit is in the hands of the man who knows how to make use of it.


Public esteem is the recompense of honest men.


Public opinion is a mysterious and invisible power, to which everything must yield. There is nothing more fickle, more vague, or more powerful; yet capricious as it is, it is nevertheless much more often true, reasonable, and just, than we imagine.


To attach no importance to public opinion, is a proof that you do not merit its suffrage.


What is the government? Nothing, unless supported by opinion.


Power is founded upon opinion.



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i have a low opinion of nappie...he sold the whole louisaiana territory for next to nothing. if he had put a few troops to hold onto it France might not be the 4th rate, raped old bag she is today.
 
Ted: [after Napoleon explains his new waterslide war strategy] I don't think it's gonna work.
Napoleon: Non?
[pause, then slams his pointer down on the map, scattering playing pieces everywhere]
Napoleon: Triomphe Napoleon!
[translated: Napoleon wins!]


source: Bill and teds excellent adventure(1989)
 
rnch said:
i have a low opinion of nappie...he sold the whole louisaiana territory for next to nothing. if he had put a few troops to hold onto it France might not be the 4th rate, raped old bag she is today.

I'm ok with u having an opinion. Plus, it makes sense.... BUT u gotta understand him to understand WHY the next to nothing wouldn't have mattered to him.
 
layinback said:
i i wasn't so tall i'd think i had a napoleon complex.


btw what's up with folks invading russia in the winter?


Easy. He couldn't stop.
I am never angry when contradicted, I seek to be enlightened.


All men are equal before God: wisdom, talents, and virtue are the only difference between them.


I like not your free thinkers, fools only defy mystery.


The man born for office and authority, see nobody, he sees only things, their weight and their consequence.


I have never found the limit of my capacity for work.


We walk faster when we walk alone.


Great ambition is the passion of a great character. He who is endowed with it, may perform either very great actions, or very bad ones; all depends upon the principles which direct him.


He who hazards nothing, gains nothing.
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.


Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.


Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.


If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god.


I love a brave soldier who has undergone the baptism of fire.


They think I am stern, even hardhearted. So much the better-this makes it unnecessary for me to justify my reputation. My firmness is taken for callousness. I shall not complain, since this notion is responsible for the good order that is prevailing, so that there is nothing that needs to be repressed.


My motto has always been: A career open to all talents, without distinctions of birth.


Different subjects and different affairs are arranged in my head as in a cupboard. When I wish to interrupt one train of thought, I shut that drawer and open another. Do I wish to sleep, I simply close all the drawers and then I am - asleep.

I was born and made for work.

I have recognised the limits of my eyesight and of my legs, but never the limits of my working power.


I have a taste for founding, not for owning.


I have come to realise that men are not born to be free.


I am not moved by the tears of a duchess, but the sufferings of the people touch me.


Friendship is only a word, I care for nobody.


I would kiss a man's arse if I needed him.


Even when I am gone, I shall remain in people's minds the star of their rights, my name will be the war cry of their efforts, the motto of their hopes.


We are born, we live, we die among supernatural.


I know when it is necessary, how to leave the skin of lion to take one of fox.


When I want any, good head work done; I always choose a man, if possible with a long nose.


Circumstances? I make circumstances!


Be successful! I judge men only by the results of their actions.


I like honest men of all colors.


I start out by believing the worst.


The bullet that will kill me is not yet cast.


I have made all the calculations; fate will do the rest.


If I had not been born Napoleon, I would have liked to have been born Alexander.


What I did is immense. What I had decided to do, and what I had projected were still more so.


The word 'impossible' is not in my dictionary.


I wished to found a European system, a European Code of Laws, a European judiciary; there would be but one people in Europe.


I reign only through the fear I inspire.


I should have conquered the world.
 
Myway, what's with the Napolean obsession?
 
the_alcatraz said:
He's a midgit with a complex. Hence, the Napoleonic complex of inferiority.

Actually, he was about 5'6. Short for a man but not a midget. As for the rest....ur kinda right. Sounds like u need to make a trip to ur local library.
 
myway said:
Actually, he was about 5'6. Short for a man but not a midget. As for the rest....ur kinda right. Sounds like u need to make a trip to ur local library.

He was actually a very smart man, except he had this thing with wanting to take over the wrold because he felt weak. He felt small and thought that taking over the world would make him feel better abotu himself. Kinda like Hitler with his Arian race, loving no one but the blonde, blue-eyed white man, except he wasn't that himself.
 
myway said:
Actually, he was about 5'6. Short for a man but not a midget. As for the rest....ur kinda right. Sounds like u need to make a trip to ur local library.



i hate the library, if i cant google it, then it dont exist....
 
the_alcatraz said:
He's a midgit with a complex. Hence, the Napoleonic complex of inferiority.

Napoleon complex
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Napoleon complex is a colloquial term describing an alleged type of inferiority complex which is said to affect some people who are physically short. The term is also used more generally to describe people who are driven by a perceived handicap to overcompensate in other aspects of their lives. This term is also known as Napoleon syndrome,[1] Short Man syndrome,[2] and Small Man syndrome.
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The Napoleon complex is named after French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. The conventional wisdom is that Napoleon overcompensated for his short height by seeking power, war and conquest. However, Napoleon was actually average height for his time period. The perception that Napoleon was short may be related to his often being seen with his Imperial Guard, who were above average height.

In 2007, research by the University of Central Lancashire suggested that the Napoleon complex (described in terms of the theory that shorter men are more aggressive to dominate those who are taller than them) may be a myth. The study discovered that short men (below 5 foot 5 inches) were less likely to lose their temper than men of average height. The experiment involved subjects dueling each other with sticks, with one subject deliberately rapping the other's knuckles. Heart monitors revealed that the taller men were more likely to lose their tempers and hit back.[2]

The Wessex Growth Study is a community-based longitudinal study conducted in the UK that monitored the psychological development of children from school entry to adulthood. The study was controlled for potential effects of gender and socioeconomic status, and found that "no significant differences in personality functioning or aspects of daily living were found which could be attributable to height";[3] this functioning included generalizations associated with the Napoleon complex, such as risk-taking behaviors.[4]

In psychology, the Napoleon complex is regarded as a derogatory social stereotype.[5]
 
Theory of 'Napoleon complex' is debunked

By Terry Kirby, Chief reporter
Thursday, 29 March 2007



Napoleon, Stalin and Franco had more in common than being tyrants and dictators. They were all rather on the short side and helped to engender the belief that men of below average height were more aggressive than their taller peers.

But now the so-called Napoleon complex or Short Man Syndrome - which determines that 80 per cent of the population believe that small men are angry - has been put to the test by scientists who have established that, on average, it is tall men who are more likely to become the aggressor in conflicts. The research is likely to be welcomed by shorter men, who have complained that they face discrimination and more challenges in life than their taller compatriots. Research has shown that shorter men tend to earn less and are deemed less attractive to women, although the three-times married Tom Cruise might disagree with the estimate that for every inch shorter you are, 5 per cent fewer women will find you attractive.

In research conducted for a BBC3 programme, Fuck Off, I'm Small, the University of Central Lancashire told 10 men below 5ft tall, and 10 men of average height, that they were going to be tested for their physical attributes, reaction times and hand-eye co-ordination. In fact, they were participating in an aggression experiment called the Chopstick Game, the world's first test for Short Man Syndrome. Paired in different heights, they duelled across tables with wooden sticks, but one of the subjects had been briefed to deliberately provoke the other by hitting him across the knuckles.

Contrary to Short Man Syndrome expectations, heart monitors attached to the participants showed that it was taller men who reacted more aggressively.

Dr Mike Eslea, the psychologist from the university who led the research said: "The results were consistent with the view that Small Man Syndrome is a myth. When people see a short man being aggressive, they are likely to think it is due to his size, simply because that attribute ... grabs their attention.

"But really it makes no more sense to say that, for example, Dennis Wise, [the footballer], is aggressive because he is small, than it would to say that Robbie Savage [also a footballer] is aggressive because he has blond hair." Wise, manager of Leeds United, was a player with Millwall, Chelsea and Wimbledon, and noted for his aggressive presence. Savage, who plays for Blackburn Rovers, is also known for being a forceful player.

A BBC documentary, part of the Body Image series, was screened on Tuesday night and followed the 4ft 8in stuntman and actor Paul Lowe as he demonstrated how difficult life was for short people.

Among the issues highlighted in the programme was the somewhat embarrassing problem that Mr Lowe often encounters when he visits a public lavatory: he cannot reach the urinal. Now that would make you angry.

The short...

Napoleon Bonaparte

Psychologist Alfred Adler named the "Napoleon complex" after him. Historians disagree as to whether he was 5ft 2in (158cm) or 5ft 6in tall.

Josef Stalin

According to police records from 1902, the Russian despot measured "2 archin, 41/2 vershoks". An archin is 28 inches and a vershok 1.75 inches, suggesting he was 5' 4".

Josef Goebbels

The Minister of Propaganda and Public Entertainment in Nazi Germany - nicknamed "the malicious dwarf" - was 5ft 5in.

... and the tall of it

Saddam Hussein

The former Iraqi dictator, notorious for mass killings, inter-party "cleansings" and murderous whims, towered over most of his rivals at 6ft 2in.

Idi Amin

At 6 ft 4in, the former president of Uganda was as tall as his regime was brutal. His 10th son, Jaffar, once said most of his brothers were taller than their father.

Osama Bin Laden

The al-Qa'ida leader is described by the FBI as being tall - 6ft 41/2 - and thin, weighing in the region of 165 lbs (75kg).
 
His nature was driven not by his lack of height, but bay his minuscule endowment.
 
myway said:
Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
Napoleon, 08/15/1769 - 05/05/1821
French monarch


You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your tricks of war.
Napoleon

History is a set of lies agreed upon.
Napoleon


Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.
Napoleon

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
Napoleon


NICE!
 
myway said:
Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
Napoleon, 08/15/1769 - 05/05/1821
French monarch


You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your tricks of war.
Napoleon

History is a set of lies agreed upon.
Napoleon


Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.
Napoleon

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
Napoleon

How true.... HOW TRUE.

Interestingly enough the question was raised on your faith vs fact thread that perception does not change facts. I see that Napoleon figured it out... LOL
 
layinback said:
same with hitler

True about Hitler but not Napoleon.
People have called him a racist. For Napoleon, there was himself.......and everyone else. He favored himself. It had nothing to do with race.
Some people say he had a complex(Napoleon complex, short man syndrome,...whatever) but I don't agree. He won MANY battles after being told he couldn't win. If he thought he could do something----> he tried. He didn't listen to what people said he could or could not do. He did lose...eventually. How many battles would he have won if he just listened to people when they winning would be impossible? My guess='s way less. He won when people told him the battles were impossible. Even though he did eventually lose, he proved everyone wrong SEVERAL times.
I understand why people think of him as they do. They read/hear the highlights of history. I have prolly every book written about him and could drop random facts about his' motivations all day long. U gotta get into the meat of things to know the real deal.
 
I respect his military prowess but as a descendant of Prussia, I'm not a fan of Napoleon. Much of his reputation is built on the corpses of my ancestors, thanks to the artillery of his guard.
 
javaguru said:
I respect his military prowess but as a descendant of Prussia, I'm not a fan of Napoleon. Much of his reputation is built on the corpses of my ancestors, thanks to the artillery of his guard.

I understand completely. I have Jewish people in my family.... but still agree that Hitler was a GREAT artist.
 
myway said:
I understand completely. I have Jewish people in my family.... but still agree that Hitler was a GREAT artist.


hitler had a jewish heritage as well.....

i disagree hitler was not a great artist.

mediocre at best.

he was a textbook borderline personality
 
layinback said:
hitler had a jewish heritage as well.....

i disagree hitler was not a great artist.

mediocre at best.

he was a textbook borderline personality

I agree about the psycho part(unstated by u). But have u really ever seen any of his stuff??!??!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Don't get me wrong- I hate the guy.
 
myway said:
I agree about the psycho part(unstated by u). But have u really ever seen any of his stuff??!??!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Don't get me wrong- I hate the guy.


yes i have seen some of his work. unremarkable.

i collect regional art and have a little more than

a cursory appreciation


i am infinitely more impressed with his amphetamine fueled

diatribes. that little bastard could get the crowd hoppin lol
 
layinback said:
yes i have seen some of his work. unremarkable.

i collect regional art and have a little more than

a cursory appreciation


i am infinitely more impressed with his amphetamine fueled

diatribes. that little bastard could get the crowd hoppin lol

My parents collect art. It's the only good thing I have ever found in him. Art is a personal opinion...so I won't hold it against u. I love a good diatribe...but nothing from him. I'm a better manipulator. I just haven't decided to take over the world....yet. :evil:
 
myway said:
My parents collect art. It's the only good thing I have ever found in him. Art is a personal opinion...so I won't hold it against u. I love a good diatribe...but nothing from him. I'm a better manipulator. I just haven't decided to take over the world....yet. :evil:


yes and no.

there is a universal approval \ acceptance of art.

like beauty, it transcends culture and time.

i am probably being argumentative because i'm

extremely depressed and physically ill

sorry
 
layinback said:
yes and no.

there is a universal approval \ acceptance of art.

like beauty, it transcends culture and time.

i am probably being argumentative because i'm

extremely depressed and physically ill

sorry

I'm always argumentative....so I can only 4give u. Sorry ur ill and depressed. It sux but it makes me feel better knowing that everyone has a down time...even a man of ur greatness. If u need to talk, let me know.
 
myway said:
I'm always argumentative....so I can only 4give u. Sorry ur ill and depressed. It sux but it makes me feel better knowing that everyone has a down time...even a man of ur greatness. If u need to talk, let me know.


i appreciate the compliment but i am not great.

i am a great survivor. i have survived my terrible parents

being in a drug cartel, drug addiction, being shot twice, stabbed

three times and most of all i have survived my own self destructive

personality. i am tired. i feel cold and heartless sometimes.

i would like to cry but it's hard for me. mothers day has passed

and i miss my mother. she is evil and crazy but she is my mom.

i am very good at helping others but i cannot heal myself.

i'm on my pity pot now. historically i have only found comfort

in the arms of a woman and it's a cold and temporary comfort
 
“Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it”-
Adolf Hitler
 
“I do not see why man should not be just as cruel as nature”
 
layinback said:
yes and no.

there is a universal approval \ acceptance of art.

like beauty, it transcends culture and time.

i am probably being argumentative because i'm

extremely depressed and physically ill

sorry

The *idea* of beauty/art transcends, but the physical manifestation(s) of beauty (as art) is transitory.
 
javaguru said:
What are your feelings about Leni Riefenstahl, great filmmaker, bad material?
If you're asking me....she is a great structuralist. In purely formal terms, her art is pristine. There's no argument that she championed subversive doctrine.
 
BlueBird said:
If you're asking me....she is a great structuralist. In purely formal terms, her art is pristine. There's no argument that she championed subversive doctrine.
Should artists have a litmus test? Is great art for the wrong reason acceptable? I ask this as someone without an artistic bone in my body.....I really don't understand you bohemians. :worried:
 
layinback said:
nice :)

i would give a testicle for a jasper johns



Absolutely.:) I'll give yer other testicle for a Delacroix :evil:


I had a friend who swore he had some cosmic connection to Rothko. Apparently, as he was walking up a set of stairs in a museum, he started having small *impulses*, not seizurish, but he claims 'currenty' -lol-. As he came to the top and walked around a corner, there, was a painting by Rothko and he said it was vibrating.:D
 
javaguru said:
Should artists have a litmus test?

Well to have a proper litmus test, there'd have to be a consensus on the function of the artist in society...and that is something, IMO, still undefinable. In the caves of Lascaux, the artist was shaman, on the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the artist was documentarist. If you believed the artist's function to be nothing more than graphic technician, than we'd have never seen Picasso. There will never be a standard test to determine who'd make a 'great artist'...they always come from out of left field when you least expect it..just like the Spanish Inquistion. :evil:

Is great art for the wrong reason acceptable?
Art is first and foremost art, and not (always) propaganda. Propaganda incites action, great art inspires aesthetic arrest, which is purely contemplative, and transcendent. If great art incites someone TO action because said subject interprets a work as so, that is the result of social conditioning and tenure in a temporal, physical world. So, IMO, 'no', great art cannot be wrong, wrong only exists amongst tangibles.

I ask this as someone without an artistic bone in my body.....I really don't understand you bohemians

lol, Agreed, I don't understand CarrotTop...oh wait, he's just rich.
 
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