Frederick the Great – Quotes

Quotes Out LoudGenerals presentsFrederick the Great(Audio Read Acted Quotes Out Loud)Music by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.auBooks make up no small p…

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Quotes Out Loud
Generals presents
Frederick the Great
(Audio Read Acted Quotes Out Loud)

Music by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au

Books make up no small part of human happiness

A crown is merely a hat that lets the rain in

The greatest and noblest pleasure which men can have in this world is to discover new truths; and the next is to shake off old prejudices

He who defends everything, defends nothing

Diplomacy without arms is like a concert without a score

The more I see of men, the better I like my dog

He who cannot stand misfortune does not deserve good fortune

We are made for action, and activity is the sovereign remedy for all physical ills

The people say what they like and then I do what I like

Great things are achieved only when we take great risks

All religions must be tolerated … every man must go to heaven in his own way

Christianity is an old metaphysical fiction, stuffed with fables, contradictions and absurdities

A man, who can, in cold blood, hunt and torture a poor, innocent animal, cannot feel much compassion for the distress of his own species

Little minds try to defend everything at once, but sensible people look at the main point only; they parry the worst blows and stand a little hurt if thereby they avoid a greater one

It is pardonable to be defeated, but never to be surprised

My people must drink beer

Great advantage is drawn from knowledge of your adversary, and when you know the measure of his intelligence and character, you can use it to play on his weakness

Every man has a wild beast within him

A man with his heart in his profession imagines and finds resources where the worthless and lazy despair

Do not neglect the principles of foresight and know that often, puffed up with success, armies have lost the fruit of their heroism through a feeling of false security

Man is made for error; it enters his mind naturally, and he discovers a few truths only with the greatest effort

Be more than you seem to be

If I wished to punish a province, I would have it governed by philosophers