Queen Christina of Sweden was a notable monarch who reigned from 1626 to 1654. She is known for her unique personality, love for the arts, and contributions to the Reformation.
Related Quotes
“Dignity is like a perfume; those who use it are scarcely conscious of it.”
“It is quite as ignominious to allow oneself to be deceived as to deceive.”
“It is a far greater happiness to obey no one than to rule the whole world.”
“Other things titillate me more keenly than the pale pleasures of marriage.”
“We read for instruction, for correction, and for consolation.”
“There are few prisoners more closely guarded than princes.”
Source: The Works of Christina Queen of Sweden: Containing Maxims and Sentences in Twelve Centuries, and Reflections on the Life and Actions of Alexander the Great
“Nuns and married women are equally unhappy, if in different ways.”
“I love men, not because they are men, but because they are not women”
“You should be more afraid of a stupid man than of an evil one.”