“
I may be kindly, I am ordinarily gentle, but in my line of business I am obliged to will terribly what I will at all.
— Catherine the Great
No quotes are currently available.
CT
Catherine the Great
politician, monarch, art collector, aristocrat
🔗 Read on Wikipedia1729 – 1796
Catherine II, commonly known as Catherine the Great, was the reigning Empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796. She came to power after a coup d'etat against her husband, Peter III. Her long reign helped Russia thrive under a golden age during the Enlightenment. This renaissance led to the founding of many new cities, universities, and theatres, along with large-scale immigration from the rest of Europe and the recognition of Russia as one of the great powers of Europe.
All Quotes by Catherine the Great
“
I shall be an autocrat: that's my trade. And the good Lord will forgive me: that's his.
— Catherine the Great
“
A great wind is blowing, and that gives you either imagination or a headache.
— 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 beings.
— Catherine the Great
“
A great wind is blowing, and that gives you either imagination or a headache.
— Catherine the Great
“
I shall be an autocrat: that's my trade. And the good Lord will forgive me: that's his.
— Catherine the Great