Don't worry about things you cannot alter Catherine the Great More Quotes by Catherine the Great More Quotes From Catherine the Great I like to praise and reward in a loud voice and to scold in a whisper. Catherine the Great rewards loud-voices praise What right can give anyone authority to inflict torture upon a citizen when it is still unknown whether he is innocent or guilty? Catherine the Great guilty citizens giving Praise is the only gift for which people are really grateful. Marguerite, Countess of Blessington I praise loudly; I blame softly. Catherine the Great blame grateful people I praise loudly and I blame softly. Catherine the Great blame praise The use of torture is contrary to sound judgment and common sense. Humanity itself cries out against it, and demands it to be utterly abolished. Catherine the Great common-sense humanity sound Your wit makes others witty. Catherine the Great wit witty To tempt, and to be tempted, are things very nearly allied, and, in spite of the finest maxims of morality impressed upon the mind, whenever feeling has anything to do in the matter, no sooner is it excited than we have already gone vastly farther than we are aware of, and I have yet to learn how it is possible to prevent its being excited. Catherine the Great already-gone temptation feelings For to tempt and to be tempted are things very nearly allied - whenever feeling has anything to do in the matter, no sooner is it excited than we have already gone vastly farther than we are aware of. Catherine the Great anything feeling things matter All this is only for the mice and myself to admire! Catherine the Great only myself mice admire
