Napoleon Bonaparte won some of the most famous battles ever fought. He conquered much of Europe and built an empire. So it is striking that when he talked about victories that leave no regret, he did not point to any of that. He pointed to something quieter and far less bloody. The conquest of ignorance. Learning, in other words. For all his battlefield glory, the great general seemed to understand that winning over other people often comes with a sting, while winning over your own ignorance never does. It is a thought worth sitting with, especially coming from a man who knew victory in every sense.
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