Catherine the Great Quotes

Catherine the Great (Empress of Russia, 1729 – 1796). Below are 5 quotes by Catherine the Great from QuotePlace, each as a text quote card.

Empress of Russia · 1729 – 1796

Born a German princess, Catherine seized the Russian throne in 1762 and reigned for 34 years. An Enlightenment correspondent of Voltaire and Diderot, she expanded Russia's borders and modernised its administration, arts and culture.

Quotes by Catherine the Great

1.I shall be an autocrat: that's my trade. And the good Lord will forgive me: that's his.

2.Power without a nation's confidence is nothing.

3.I praise loudly. I blame softly.

4.A great wind is blowing, and that gives you either imagination or a headache.

5.The more a man knows, the more he forgives.

Catherine the Great Quote Gallery

I shall be an autocrat: that's my trade. And the good Lord will forgive me: that's his.

Catherine the Great

Power without a nation's confidence is nothing.

Catherine the Great

I praise loudly. I blame softly.

Catherine the Great

A great wind is blowing, and that gives you either imagination or a headache.

Catherine the Great

The more a man knows, the more he forgives.

Catherine the Great

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