Sophie Swetchine
Sophie Swetchine
Anne Sophie Swetchine, known as Madame Swetchine, was a Russian mystic, born in Moscow, and famous for her salon in Paris...
NationalityRussian
ProfessionAuthor
CountryRussian Federation
ambition character mark
Impassioned characters never attain their mark till they have overshot it.
night age magnificence
Old age is the night of life, as night is the old age of the day. Still, night is full of magnificence; and, for many, it is more brilliant than the day.
party political may
When any one tells you that he belongs to no party, you may at any rate be sure that he does not belong to yours.
daughter children tears
Virtue is the daughter of Religion; Repentance, her adopted child,--a poor orphan who, without the asylum which she offers, would not know where to hide her sole treasure, her tears!
law common-sense common
The law of common sense.
friendship unhappy asylums
Friendship is like those ancient altars where the unhappy, and even the guilty, found a sure asylum.
health men roots
The root of sanctity is sanity. A man must be healthy before he can be holy. We bathe first, and then perfume.
honesty men people
I like people to be saints; but I want them to be first and superlatively honest men.
love cold dare
The beings who appear cold, but are only timid, adore where they dare to love.
prayer speech hours
Prayer has a right to the word "ineffable." It is an hour of outpourings which words cannot express,--of that interior speech which we do not articulate, even when we employ it.
expectations prepared
We expect everything and are prepared for nothing.
support fancy weakness
We deceive ourselves when we fancy that only weakness needs support. Strength needs it far more.
perseverance appreciated providence
Providence has hidden a charm in difficult undertakings, which is appreciated only by those who dare to grapple with them.
gratitude rewards benefits
Those who make us happy are always thankful to us for being so; their gratitude is the reward of their benefits.