Frederick the Great

"One must change one's tactics every ten years."

"Artists are the ears and eyes of the world."

"Music is the passion of my life."

"Newton has the good fortune to be an Englishman."

"I shall make myself master of the world if I can find the means to do so."

"Might makes right."

"I think, therefore I am free."

"The prince must never cease to be vigilant."

"Misfortune is a great teacher."

"Nature is more powerful than nurture."

"In this world, the wicked shall devour the good."

"The true immortality is to live for others."

"I am weary of ruling over slaves."

"Men resemble the times they live in more than they resemble their fathers."

"A clever man committing an indiscretion is not so inexcusable as a fool committing none."

"The people must be taught to obey or starve."

"Softness and pliability are the companions of life, hardness and strength are the companions of death."

"Self-interest is the great motive force of the world."

"The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to see something, and to tell what it saw in a plain sentence."

"I love humanity, but I hate humans."

"Slow and steady wins the race."

"Beware of the moment when a genius awakens."

"The world is ruled not by the best but by the strongest."

"All for one, and one for all in the state."

"Every dog has its day."

"The height of wisdom is to accommodate oneself to circumstances."

"I have lost a battle, not a war."

"Better to lose with honor than to win by fraud."

"The beauty of simplicity is profoundly evident."

"One can imagine things of beauty and believe them when one has ceased to see them."