“If it is bad to debase the innocence of a private individual, whose influence on the affairs of the world is minimal, it is much more to pervert some prince who must control his people, administer justice, and set an… — Frederick the Great Copy Share Image
“If it is bad to debase the innocence of a private individual, whose influence on the affairs of the world is minimal, it is… — Frederick the Great Copy Share
“Compare Holland with Russia; you see only marshy and sterile islands in the former, which rise from the center of the ocean: a small… — Frederick the Great Copy Share
All religions must be tolerated ... every man must go to heaven in his own way. [Die Religionen müssen alle toleriert werden ... denn… — Frederick The Great Copy Share
“The cruel man is of misanthropic temperament, and is a man of moods, oscillating from quiet brooding to sudden explosions. If a man like… — Frederick the Great Copy Share
I am up and about when I am ill, and in the most appalling weather. I am on horseback when other men would be… — Frederick The Great Copy Share
If I wished to punish a province, I would have it governed by philosophers. — Frederick The Great Copy Share
“The floods which devastate regions, the fire of the lightning which reduces cities to ashes, the poison of the plague which afflicts provinces, are… — Frederick the Great Copy Share
A man with his heart in his profession imagines and finds resources where the worthless and lazy despair. — Frederick The Great Copy Share
A man, who can, in cold blood, hunt and torture a poor, innocent animal, cannot feel much compassion for the distress of his own… — Frederick The Great Copy Share
It is disgusting to notice the increase in the quantity of coffee used by my subjects, and the amount of money that goes out… — Frederick The Great Copy Share
Christianity - An old metaphysical romance, filled with marvels, contradictions, and absurdity, born in the ardent imagination of Orientals, has spread into our Europe.… — Frederick The Great Copy Share
