Frederick the Great

"I love Berlin more than all of Prussia."

"A man is as old as he feels himself to be."

"Man must learn that he does not live by bread alone."

"The art of government is a necessity for every prince."

"I am content to be what I am."

"In the long run, we are all dead."

"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas at the same time."

"Struggle is the law of nature."

"Good morning, gentlemen! I hope you have enjoyed yourselves; I have."

"I have always considered myself the first servant of my country."

"The common people have no right to make demands on their government."

"A king must be virtuous in his thoughts even if not in his actions."

"Without truth, there can be no trust."

"The greatest happiness is to die in one's bed."

"I love my gardens more than I love my palaces."

"Cowardice is the worst of all human failings."

"The pursuit of happiness is the source of all misery."

"I would rather lose a kingdom than lose my honor."

"Do not seek to live forever; you will not succeed."

"Fortune favors the bold."

"Every man has the right to be as stupid as he wishes."

"The best rule is to rule with love, not fear."

"War is a science which is required to cover with all the shame of our diplomacy."

"I prefer a writer to a warrior any day."

"The sword cannot create, it can only destroy."

"A man without books is like a room without windows."

"All is fair in love and war."

"The end justifies the means."

"I hold the definition of glory: the obedience of a whole people to a single will."

"A teacher is more valuable than a soldier."