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I may be kindly, I am ordinarily gentle, but in my line of business I am obliged to will terribly what I will at all.
Catherine the Great
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"I may be kindly, I am ordinarily gentle, but in my line of business I am obliged to will terribly what I will at all."
— Catherine the Great

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I may be kindly, I am ordinarily gentle, but in my line of business I am obliged to will terribly what I will at all. — Catherine the Great

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Catherine the Great was a Royalty from Russian Empire (1729–1796).

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Who said "I may be kindly, I am ordinarily gentle, but in my line of business I am oblige…"?
This quote is attributed to Catherine the Great, a Royalty from Russian Empire.
When did Catherine the Great live?
Catherine the Great lived from 1729 – 1796.