I praise loudly, I blame softly.

I am not yet ready to be Tsar. I know nothing of the business of ruling.

It is better to abolish serfdom from above than to wait for it to abolish itself from below

I like to praise and reward loudly, to blame quietly.

In my position you have to read when you want to write and to talk when you would like to read.

Men make love more intensely at 20, but make love better, however, at 30 - Men make love more intensely at 20, but make love better, however, at 30 - Catherine II of Russia