Frederick I Of Prussia Quotes & Sayings

The best liars are those who tell the truth most of the time. — Brandon Sanderson

Do you smell something burning or is it me? — Joan Of Arc

I was fortunate as a young actor, to go straight to the RSC, where I learned that being an actor can bring with it wonderful responsibilities. — Ben Kingsley

If I wished to punish a province, I would have it governed by philosophers. — Frederick The Great

We are made for action, and activity is the sovereign remedy for all physical ills. — Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor

Life resembles a novel more often than novels resemble life. — George Sand

Our work is to present things that are as they are. — Frederick The Great

During the Second World War, evacuated to non-Jewish households, I encountered Christianity at home and in school. — Lionel Blue

Sport can be used for messaging, for example, making the connections between shin guards or a helmet that protects you, and protection in terms of HIV and AIDS. There has also been a very active program in Africa called 'Kick Polio out of Africa,' where soccer players have spoken out in terms of polio. There is also going to be a swim for malaria. — Carol Bellamy

That's the other thing that you find most often with women. They're not really concerned about what's happened over the last four years. They really want to know what's going to happen in the next four years. — Stephanie Cutter

In trying to defend everything he defended nothing. — Frederick The Great

For a century after the reign of Frederick, Prussia remained the most prominent Germanic state in Europe. — Kelly Miller

I have learned a new form of service from the wars of Frederick, king of Prussia. It is not necessary to approach the enemy in order to attack him. In fleeing from him, it is possible to circumvent him as he advances and fall on him from the rear and force him to surrender. What is needed is not to strike straight at evil but to withdraw to the sources of divine power, and from there to circle around evil, bend it and transform it into its opposite. — Martin Buber

King Frederick I of Prussia conceived the Amber Chamber in 1701 as a magnificent gift to the Russian royal family that would seal the alliance between the two powers. — Stephen Kinzer

That in East Prussia Frederick William I tolerated the Mennonites as indispensable to industry, — Max Weber

Eve is gorgeous, and she gets plenty of attention from guys, but her taste is selective. She only dates complete jerks. — J.B. Salsbury