If my soldiers were to begin to think, not one of them would remain in the army. – Frederick the Great
Don’t forget your great guns, which are the most respectable arguments of the rights of kings. – Frederick the Great
I begin by taking. I shall find scholars later to demonstrate my perfect right. – Frederick the Great
My people and I have come to an agreement which satisfied us both. They are to say what they please, and I am to do what I please. – Frederick the Great
The greatest and noblest pleasure which we have in this world is to discover new truths, and the next is to shake off old prejudices. – Frederick the Great
It seems to me that man is made to act rather than to know: the principles of things escape our most persevering researches. – Frederick the Great
