In politics a capable ruler must be guided by circumstances, conjectures and conjunctions. 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 rewardsloud-voicespraise 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 guiltycitizensgiving Praise is the only gift for which people are really grateful. Marguerite, Countess of Blessington I praise loudly; I blame softly. Catherine the Great blamegratefulpeople I praise loudly and I blame softly. Catherine the Great blamepraise 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-sensehumanitysound Your wit makes others witty. Catherine the Great witwitty 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-gonetemptationfeelings 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 anythingfeelingthingsmatter All this is only for the mice and myself to admire! Catherine the Great onlymyselfmiceadmire
