1. If I can live to be 2 years old, the whole of Europe will crawl at my feet. -Catherine II

2. I often need to accommodate the current reality, but I have not given up pursuing a more commendable future. -Catherine II

3. If we don't agree to reduce cruelty and improve people's unbearable living conditions, they will do so themselves sooner or later despite our opposition. -Catherine II

4. To govern such a vast country as Russia, we can only use absolute monarchy, otherwise it is the worst policy. -Catherine II

5. This world is ruled by women, and it is definitely better than men! -Catherine II

6. Peter the Great said that the French heart is a bottle of perfume. -Catherine II

7. I don't fight everywhere, I don't cast swords, I don't sew combat boots, but I don't kill people. -Catherine II

8. Every woman has a secret passion that her husband doesn't know. -Catherine II

9. With you, I tried to cheat fate, but I couldn't cheat it. -Catherine II

1. I hope you will always remember what I am going to say next. You will never have anything that belongs to you. -Catherine II