82 Quotes by 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.

Religion is the idol of the mob; it adores everything it does not understand.

Don't forget your great guns, which are the most respectable arguments of the rights of kings.

Books make up no small part of human happiness.

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.

Though I may not be a king in my future life, so much the better: I shall nevertheless live an active life and, on top of it, earn less ingratitude.

I think it better to keep a profound silence with regard to the Christian fables, which are canonized by their antiquity and the credulity of absurd and insipid people.

Artillery adds dignity, to what would otherwise be an ugly brawl.

I love opposition that has convictions.