It seems to me that man is made to act rather than to know: the principles of things escape our most persevering researches.
More Quotes by Frederick the Great
He who defends everything defends nothing.
What is the good of experience if you do not reflect?
A crown is merely a hat that lets the rain in.
Every man has a wild beast within him.
Religion is the idol of the mob; it adores everything it does not understand.
An educated people can be easily governed.