Catherine the Great

The more a man knows, the more he forgives.

You were in a mood to quarrel. Please inform me once the inclination passes.

Very early it was noticed that I had a good memory; therefore I was insistently tormented with learning everything by heart.

I may be kindly, I am ordinarily gentle, but in my line of business I am obliged to will terribly what I will at all.

One does not always do the best there is. One does the best one can. – Catherine the Great

In politics a capable ruler must be guided by circumstances, conjectures and conjunctions.

To be a leader, you must stand for something, or you will fall for anything.

Honest criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance, or a stranger.

Now payback is a bad bitch and baby, I’m the baddest.

That dog don’t hunt.

Don’t part with your illusions. When they are gone, you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.

There is always, always, always something to be thankful for.

Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strength. When you go through hardship and decide not to surrender, that is strength.

Do not condemn the judgement of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong.

You can’t put feathers on a dog and call it a chicken!

No dog ever peed on a moving car.

I choose you, again and again at the start and finish of every single day, no matter the season, no matter the age. I choose you to struggle and succeed with, to fight and wake up with, to love and grow old with. I choose you, knowing there are still trails we must travel, knowing there are mountains left to climb. I choose you to always be by my side.

Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self.

The best leaders are those most interested in surrounding themselves with assistants and associates smarter than they are. They are frank in admitting this and are willing to pay for such talents.

A good man often appears gauche simply because he does not take advantage of the myriad mean little chances of making himself look stylish. Preferring truth to form, he is not constantly at work upon the facade of his appearance.

When I was practicing psychology, I used to tell myself if I ever get to where I’m just doing this for the money or I’m just going through the motions, I’ll quit.