See farther by standing on "the shoulders of giants"   The greater the danger, the greater the glory. To be afraid of misfortune is to see no fortune. Peter the Great Quotes Authors   Peter the Great (1672-1725) is a former most famous emperor of Russia and a transformational country leader   Russians Country Heads A Russian is one who loves and serves Russia. Peter the Great Having protected the fatherland with security from the enemy, one should strive to find glory for the state through the arts and sciences. Peter the Great Above all virtues is wisdom, for every virtue without wisdom is empty. Peter the Great The one who is willing to do something has a thousand ways; the unwilling one has a thousand excuses. Peter the Great Delay leads to fatal defeat. Peter the Great When the sovereign obeys the law, then no one will dare to violate it. Peter the Great He who is cruel is not a hero. Peter the Great Better an obvious enemy than a mean flatterer. Peter the Great Do not cling to the rules, like a blind man clinging to a wall. Peter the Great I can rule the empire, but I cannot manage myself. Peter the Great Speak briefly, ask little, leave quickly. Peter the Great