Napoleon Josephine Quotes & Sayings

[On Napoleon:] The Emperor is too grand for anybody to tell him the truth, everybody who surrounds him flatters him all day long. — Josephine De Beauharnais

My waking thoughts are all of thee. Your portrait and the remembrance of last night's delirium have robbed my senses of repose. Sweet and incomparable Josephine, what an extraordinary influence you have over my heart. Are you vexed? Do I see you sad? Are you ill at ease? My soul is broken with grief, and there is no rest for your lover. — Napoleon Bonaparte

[On Napoleon assuming power in France:] The time of Fable is over, the time of History has begun. — Josephine De Beauharnais

I wouldn't mind an original letter from Napoleon to Josephine - in the early days, his letters arrived torn to pieces because he was overwhelmed by his passion for her. — Kate Williams

I have never loved anyone for love's sake except, perhaps, Josephine - a little. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Madame Tallien shared honors with Josephine Beauharnais in being mistress to Barras, an ex-nobleman and ex-terrorist whose appetite for beautiful women, beautiful young men, and money was the only wholesome trait in his character. — J. Christopher Herold

I want to go with you," I told him.
"To Egypt?" I whispered.
"Wherever you go. — Sandra Gulland

An urgent missive sent to Josephine Home in three days. Don't wash. — Napoleon Bonaparte