“Leaders who fail to prune their pride will meet demise. That's not a guess, it's a guarantee. With pride, it's not a matter of 'if' we will fall, but 'when.' There are no exceptions.” IfsMatterFallLeaderFailingPrideGuaranteesExceptionDemisePrunes Author:John C. Maxwell
“Tell a thousand people to draft a letter, let them debate every phrase, and see how long it takes and what you get.” PeopleLongActionThousandLettersDebatePhrasesBureaucracy Author:Catherine the Great
“You should know our mania for building is stronger than ever. It is a diabolical thing. It consumes money and the more you build, the more you want to build. It's a sickness like being addicted to alcohol.” KnowsWantShouldBuildingStrongerAlcoholArchitectureSicknessManiaDiabolicalStronger Than Ever Author:Catherine the Great
“You were in a mood to quarrel. Please inform me once the inclination passes.” PleaseMoodInclinationQuarrels Author:Catherine the Great
“it is better to inspire a reform than to enforce it.” ChangeInspireReform Author:Catherine the Great
“The laws ought to be so framed as to secure the safety of every citizen as much as possible. ... Political liberty does not consist in the notion that a man may do whatever he pleases; liberty is the right to do whatsoever the laws allow. ... The equality of the citizens consists in that they should all be subject to the same laws.” MenShouldMayDoeLawPoliticalLibertySubjectsOughtCitizensPleaseSafetyNotionCivil RightsSecureFramed Author:Catherine the Great
“I do not love strife, because I have always found that in the end each remains of the same opinion.” EndsFoundOpinionConflictRemainsStrife Author:Catherine the Great
“Experience shows that the frequent use of severe punishment has never rendered a people better. The death of a criminal is a less effective means of restraining crimes than the permanent example of a man deprived of his liberty during the whole of his life to make amends for the injury he has done to the public.” PeopleMenMeanDoneWholeUseShowsLibertyCrimeExampleCriminalsPunishmentPermanentInjurySevereDeprivedDeath PenaltyAmendsRestraining Author:Catherine the Great
“you must be gay; only thus can life be endured. I speak from experience for I have had to endure much, and have only been able to endure it because I have always laughed whenever I had the chance.” AbleLife IsSpeakChanceGayLaughterEndureLaughed Author:Catherine the Great