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Catherine the Great

Catherine II (Russian: Екатерина Алексеевна Yekaterina Alekseyevna; 2 May [O.S. 21 April] 1729 – 17 November [O.S. 6 November] 1796), also known as Catherine the Great (Екатери́на Вели́кая, Yekaterina Velikaya), born Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst, was Empress of Russia from 1762 until 1796, the country's longest-ruling female leader. She came to power following a coup d'état when her husband, Peter III, was overthrown. Under her reign, Russia was revitalised; it grew larger and stronger, and was recognised as one of the great powers of Europe.

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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.

Lucky, Men, Power, Unfortunate, Write, Writing

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.

Assuredly, Hands, Manage, Men, Merit, Served

Your wits make others witty.

Make, Tongue, Wit, Wits, Witty

The use of torture is contrary to sound judgment and common sense. Humanity itself cries out against it, and demands it to be utterly abolished.

Against, Common Sense, Contrary, Humanity, Judgment, Sound

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 that a man may do whatever he pleases; liberty is the right to do whatsoever the laws allow. . . . The equality of the citizens consists in that they should all be subject to the same laws.

Law, Men, Notion, Safety, Secure, Subject

All punishments by which the human body might be maimed are barbarbarism.

Barbarbarism, Body, Maimed, Might, Punishment

One does not always do the best there is. One does the best one can.

Do The Best, Doe, Doing Your Best

I sincerely want peace, not because I lack resources for war, but because I hate bloodshed.

Hate, Peace, Sincerely, War

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

Forgive, Forgiveness, Good, Teaching, Trade, Work

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.

Expedient, People, Perfect, Same, System, Words Of Wisdom

For to tempt and to be tempted are things very nearly allied - whenever feeling has anything to do in the matter, no sooner is it excited than we have already gone vastly farther than we are aware of.

Aware, Feelings, Gone, Nearly, Temptation

God, grant us our desires, and grant them quickly.

Desire, Desires, God, Grant, Grants, Quickly

Happiness and unhappiness are in the heart and spirit of each one of us: If you feel unhappy, then place yourself above that and act so that your happiness does not get to be dependent on anything.

Dependent, Doe, Heart, Place, Unhappiness, Unhappy

If I may venture to be frank I would say about myself that I was every inch a gentleman.

Frank, Gentleman, Inch, May, Say, Venture

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.

Business, Gentle, Lines, May, Terribly

The more a man knows, the more he forgives.

Forgives, Inspirational, Knows, Man, Men, Wisdom

Experience shows that the frequent use of severe punishment has never rendered a people better. The death of a criminal is a less effective means of restraining crimes than the permanent example of a man deprived of his liberty during the whole of his life to make amends for the injury he has done to the public.

Criminal, Frequent, Mean, Men, People, Shows

Don't worry about things you cannot alter

Alter, Things, Worry

Power without a nation's confidence is nothing.

Confidence, Nations, Nothing, Power, Rehabilitation

bad news travels faster than good.

Bad, Faster, Good, Negativity, News

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