“It is enough", this malicious man tells us, "to extinguish the line of the defeated prince." Can one read this without quivering in horror and indignation?” — Frederick the Great Copy Share Image
“If the men were without passions, it would be forgivable to see Machiavel try to give some to them; he would be the new [[Prometheus]] bringing celestial fire to breathe life into robots. But no man is without passions. When… — 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 Image
“Compare Holland with Russia; you see only marshy and sterile islands in the former, which rise from the center of the ocean: a small republic which is only 48 miles length by 40 wide. But this small body is the very nerve-center of the region: immense people live in it, and these industrious people are both powerful and rich. They… — 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 Image
“The cruel man is of misanthropic temperament, and is a man of moods, oscillating from quiet brooding to sudden explosions. If a man like this does not fight this unhappy provision of his soul during his youth, under no circumstances could he a void becoming furious - and foolish. There are those who would leave it up to God, but… — 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 Image
If I wished to punish a province, I would have it governed by philosophers. — Frederick The Great Copy Share Image
“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 Image
A man with his heart in his profession imagines and finds resources where the worthless and lazy despair. — Frederick The Great Copy Share Image
![“If the men were without passions, it would be forgivable to see Machiavel try to give some to them; he would be the new [[Prometheus]] bringing celestial fire to breathe life into robots. But no man is without passions. When they are moderated, they are the heart of the enterprise; but when the…” quote by Frederick the Great](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/486/frederick-the-great-8525_life_if-the-men-were-without-passions-it-woul_2677185.jpg)
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