Catherine the Great Quotes

I praise loudly; I blame softly. - Catherine the Great quote.

I praise loudly; I blame softly.
— Catherine the Great Voltaire and Catherine the Great: Selected Correspondence

blame praise

Bad news travels faster than good. - Catherine the Great quote.

Bad news travels faster than good.
— Catherine the Great Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman

The more a man knows, the more he forgives. - Catherine the Great quote.

The more a man knows, the more he forgives.
— Catherine the Great

forgiveness wisdom

Power without a nation's confidence is nothing. - Catherine the Great quote.

Power without a nation's confidence is nothing.
— Catherine the Great

confidence power

I am one of the people who love the why of things. - Catherine the Great quote.

I am one of the people who love the why of things.
— Catherine the Great Correspondence avec le Baron F. M. Grimm

curiosity

Peace is necessary to this vast empire; we need population, not devastation.
— Catherine the Great

peace

I shall be an autocrat, that's my trade; and the good Lord will forgive me, that's his. - Catherine the Great quote.

I shall be an autocrat, that's my trade; and the good Lord will forgive me, that's his.
— Catherine the Great

forgiveness

Study mankind. Learn to use men without surrendering to them. Have confidence in those who, if necessary, are courageous enough to contradict you.
— Catherine the Great

mankind

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 beings. - Catherine the Great quote.

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 beings.
— Catherine the Great The Memoirs of Catherine the Great

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