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Founders Notes: The Mind Of Napoleon

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The Mind of Napoleon Napoleon I (Emperor of the French) It is a selection of written and spoken utterances on a variety of subjects, grouped according to broad themes and designed to give the reader an insight into the mind of a man who combined energy of thought and energy of action to an exceptional degree. NOTE: Combine energy of thought with energy of action to the extreme Napoleon was a manipulator of things and men. In Napoleon each thought is a step to an action. What Goethe saw in Napoleon was a radiant power of the mind that cut through and dispelled the mists of speculation, stripping all problems down to their simplest elements, discarding all obstacles to action. NOTE: Discard all obstacles to action. To his mind inaction was unbearable. Work is my element. I am born and built for work. I have known the limitations of my legs, I have known the limitations of my eyes; I have never been able to know the limitations of my working capacity. NOTE: More action It is better to eat than be eaten. Long before he played any political role he had discarded whatever "illusions" might have prevented him from playing it. NOTE: We have no limits. Bruce Lee: No limits, only plateaus. H

The Mind of Napoleon Napoleon I (Emperor of the French) It is a selection of written and spoken utterances on a variety of subjects, grouped according to broad themes and designed to give the reader an insight into the mind of a man who combined energy of thought and energy of action to an exceptional degree. NOTE: Combine energy of thought with energy of action to the extreme Napoleon was a manipulator of things and men. In Napoleon each thought is a step to an action. What Goethe saw in Napoleon was a radiant power of the mind that cut through and dispelled the mists of speculation,…

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