In politics a capable ruler must be guided by circumstances, conjectures and conjunctions. Catherine the Great More Quotes by Catherine the Great More Quotes From Catherine the Great you must be gay; only thus can life be endured. I speak from experience for I have had to endure much, and have only been able to endure it because I have always laughed whenever I had the chance. Catherine the Great laughter able gay I like to praise and reward loudly, to blame quietly. Catherine the Great rewards blame quiet If I may venture to be frank I would say about myself that I was every inch a gentleman. Catherine the Great venture gentleman may [On Peter III:] He did not have a bad heart; but a weak man usually has not. Catherine the Great weak-man heart men All punishments by which the human body might be maimed are barbarbarism. Catherine the Great punishment body might self-interest usually brings injustice with it. Catherine the Great injustice interest self If Russians knew how to read, they would write me off. Catherine the Great eyebrows ifs writing The most sure, but at the same time the most difficult expedient to mend the morals of the people, is a perfect system of education. Catherine the Great words-of-wisdom perfect people I will live to make myself not feared. Catherine the Great The trouble is that my heart is loath to be without love even for a single hour. ... If you want to keep me forever, then show as much friendship as love, and more than anything else, love me and tell me the truth. Catherine the Great want forever heart bad news travels faster than good. Catherine the Great negativity news faster I do not love strife, because I have always found that in the end each remains of the same opinion. Catherine the Great conflict opinion ends Men make love more intensely at 20, but make love better, however, at 30. Catherine the Great wedding making-love men You should know our mania for building is stronger than ever. It is a diabolical thing. It consumes money and the more you build, the more you want to build. It's a sickness like being addicted to alcohol. Catherine the Great stronger alcohol want Assuredly men of merit are never lacking at any time, for those are the men who manage affairs, and it is affairs that produce the men. I have never searched, and I have always found under my hand the men who have served me, and for the most part I have been well served. Catherine the Great merit men hands to tempt and be tempted are closely allied; and in spite of all the finest moral maxims buried in the mind, when emotion interferes, when feeling makes its appearance, one is already much further involved that one realizes, and I have still not learnt how to prevent its appearance. Catherine the Great temptation mind feelings God, grant us our desires, and grant them quickly. Catherine the Great grants desire Your wits make others witty. Catherine the Great wit tongue witty In my position you have to read when you want to write and to talk when you would like to read. Catherine the Great position want writing Tell a thousand people to draft a letter, let them debate every phrase, and see how long it takes and what you get. Catherine the Great phrases long people
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