Queen Christina Quotes

Sweden, Royalty
December 18, 1626 – April, 19, 1689.

Christina (18 December [O.S. 8 December] 1626 – 19 April 1689) reigned as Queen of Sweden from 1632 until her abdication in 1654. She was the only surviving legitimate child of King Gustav II Adolph and his wife Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg. At the age of six, Christina succeeded her father on the throne upon his death at the Battle of Lützen, but began ruling when she reached the age of 18.

Fools are more to be feared than the wicked.

Queen Christina
- More
- Fools
- Wicked
It is necessary to try to pass one's self always; this occupation ought to last as long as life.

Queen Christina
- Life
- Long
- Self

Life is too short to be able to love as one should.

Queen Christina
- Life
- Love
- For Her
It is necessary to try to surpass one's self always; this occupation ought to last as long as life.

Queen Christina
- Life
- Long
- Always
It was hard because theyre all so cute, ... They all did a really good job. It was tough to pick.

Queen Christina
- Good
- Job
- Hard
To some people everything is permitted.

Queen Christina
We read for instruction, for correction, and for consolation.

Queen Christina
Great armies are nothing but a collection of weakness.

Queen Christina

It is a far greater happiness to obey no one than to rule the whole world.

Queen Christina
- World
- Happiness
- Rule
It would not be difficult to be a better ruler than I was: for I admit that I ruled badly; and even if I was fortunate enough to satisfy my subjects, I was not fortunate enough to satisfy myself.

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- Better
- Difficult
- Ruler
One can really love only once.

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- Love
There are few prisoners more closely guarded than princes.

Queen Christina
I was born, have lived, and will die free.

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- Die
- Born
- Lived
I love men, not because they are men, but because they are not women.

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- Men
- Women
- Love

Every man is his own worst enemy.

Queen Christina
- Man
- Enemy
- Own
We grow old more through indolence, than through age.

Queen Christina
- Age
- Grow
- Indolence
As you know, no one over thirty years of age is afraid of tittle-tattle. I myself find it much less difficult to strangle a man than to fear him.

Queen Christina
- Age
- Afraid
- Tittle-tattle
There is a star above us which unites souls of the first order, though worlds and ages separate them.

Queen Christina
- Star
- Souls
- Worlds
It is quite as ignominious to allow oneself to be deceived as to deceive.

Queen Christina
Nuns and married women are equally unhappy, if in different ways.

Queen Christina
- Women
- Married
- Nuns

Other things titillate me more keenly than the pale pleasures of marriage.

Queen Christina
- Marriage
- Things
- Pleasure
You should be more afraid of a stupid man than of an evil one.

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- Man
- Stupid
- Afraid
Ignorance is not innocence.

Queen Christina
- Ignorance
- Innocence
Dignity is like a perfume; those who use it are scarcely conscious of it.

Queen Christina