Often credited with originating the phrase “a picture is worth 1,000 words,” what Napoleon actually said, as quoted in L’Arche de Noé, was: “A good sketch is better than a long speech.”Ĥ.
While some speculated that Napoleon was poisoned, later research found that the high level of arsenic in his system was the result of lifelong exposure to household products containing arsenic, such as dyes and glues.ģ. He penned a romance novel titled Clisson et Eugenie, which was a thinly veiled autobiography about his relationship with Desiree Clary.Ģ.
