Peter the Great

I am a pupil and I need to be taught.

I have conquered a place for St. Petersburg, and I hope that it will be a great city.

It is not enough to have a good idea; one must also have the means to carry it out.

I have two hands, and I can work as well as any man.

We need the sea as much as we need bread.

I am not afraid of death, but I am afraid of a bad reputation.

To have a good army, one must have good officers.

I have no time for idleness.

We must not be afraid to learn from others, even from our enemies.

I am a soldier, and I will die as a soldier.

The beard is a useless ornament.

I would rather have a few good men than a multitude of bad ones.

I have built a city on a swamp, and I will make it a paradise.

I am not a king, but a servant of the state.

We must not be afraid to make mistakes, but we must learn from them.

I have no desire to be a tyrant, but I will not tolerate disobedience.

The pen is mightier than the sword, but the sword is sometimes necessary.

I have seen the world, and I have learned much.

We must not be afraid to change, for change is the law of life.

I have no fear of the future, for I know that God is with me.