In politics a capable ruler must be guided by circumstances, conjectures and conjunctions.
I will live to make myself not feared. - Catherine The Great
I will live to make myself not feared.
- Catherine The Great
The more a man knows, the more he forgives. - Catherine The Great
The more a man knows, the more he forgives.
You philosophers are lucky men. You write on paper and paper is patient. Unfortunate Empress that I am, I write on the susceptible skins of living be… - Catherine The Great
You philosophers are lucky men. You write on paper and paper is patient. Unfortunate Empress that I am, I write on the susceptible skins of living be…
The laws ought to be so framed as to secure the safety of every citizen as much as possible. ... Political liberty does not consist in the notion tha… - Catherine The Great
The laws ought to be so framed as to secure the safety of every citizen as much as possible. ... Political liberty does not consist in the notion tha…
it is better to inspire a reform than to enforce it. - Catherine The Great
it is better to inspire a reform than to enforce it.
Nothing is more difficult, in my opinion, than to avoid something that fundamentally attracts you. - Catherine The Great
Nothing is more difficult, in my opinion, than to avoid something that fundamentally attracts you.
I am one of the people who love the why of things. - Catherine The Great
I am one of the people who love the why of things.
I sincerely want peace, not because I lack resources for war, but because I hate bloodshed. - Catherine The Great
I sincerely want peace, not because I lack resources for war, but because I hate bloodshed.
A great wind is blowing, and that gives you either imagination or a headache. - Catherine The Great
A great wind is blowing, and that gives you either imagination or a headache.
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