Frederick the Great was born on this date in 1712. Here are 10 Frederick the Great quotes:
- He who defends everything defends nothing.
- A crown is merely a hat that lets the rain in.
- The greatest and noblest pleasure which men can have in this world is to discover new truths; and the next is to shake off old prejudices.
- If my soldiers were to begin to think, not one of them would remain in the army.
- All religions must be tolerated for every man must get to heaven his own way.
- Great things are achieved only when we take great risks.
- The more I see of men, the better I like my dog.
- A man, who can, in cold blood, hunt and torture a poor, innocent animal, cannot feel much compassion for the distress of his own species.
- Be more than you seem to be.
- It is pardonable to be defeated, but never to be surprised.
New Year New Reading Challenge?
I can help. Here are links to books which meet potential criteria:
A title with three words
- Death and Faxes
- Killing Me Softly
- Settling the Score
- Secrets and Skies
- Over the Rainbow
- Closing the Circle
A title with six words
A book with a number in the title
A book with a colour in the title
Short story collections/A book with a green cover
A book published in the last year/during lockdown
A book you can finish in a day/A book under 200 pages
A book featuring characters from a deck of cards
A Book set during Christmas
A book with a place in the title
A Debut novel
A book with a plant or flower on the cover/A book about siblings
A book with a female villain or criminal
Includes space travel
Features Royalty
Books featuring skiing or snowboarding
A book with the Olympic games in it
A book with a bird in the title
A book featuring a secret society
A book featuring time travel/alternative dimensions
Raiders Trilogy:
Books featuring superheroes
Books featuring ghosts
From an Indie Publisher/Self published/An author you've not read before/A female author/A genre you wouldn't normally read/A book outside your comfort zone/A book by an author with your initials and your initials are JH
All of them!
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