Quotes and anectdotes from the wise to the foolish, and the courageous to the drunk
Saturday November 23rd, 2024

Catherine the Great Drama

  • Gender: Female
  • Citizenship: Russian Empire
  • Born: May 2, 1729
  • Died: Nov 17, 1796

Catherine the Great is a 1934 British historical film based on the play The Czarina by Lajos Bíró and Melchior Lengyel, about the rise to power of Catherine the Great. It was directed by Paul Czinner, and stars Elisabeth Bergner as Catherine, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as Grand Duke Peter, Dorothy Hale as Countess Olga, and Flora Robson as Empress Elizabeth.

A great wind is blowing, and that gives you either imagination or a headache. imagination

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. business

I beg you take courage the brave soul can mend even disaster. courage

I shall be an autocrat, that's my trade and the good Lord will forgive me, that's his. forgiveness

Power without a nation's confidence is nothing. power

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

Thanksgiving November 28, 2024

The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest. 32 more sayings from William Blake

32 more sayings from William Blake

Drink and be thankful to the host! What seems insignificant when you have it, is important when you need it. 6 other wisdom & wit from Franz Grillparzer

6 other wisdom & wit from Franz Grillparzer

For what I have received may the Lord make me truly thankful. And more truly for what I have not received. 2 views from Storm Jameson

2 views from Storm Jameson

To give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must go. Your prayer knows much more about it than you do. 73 thoughts from Victor Hugo

73 thoughts from Victor Hugo