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
friendship cute two
The ideal friendship is to feel as one while remaining two.
forgiveness heart
The heart has always the pardoning power.
kindness learning causes
Kindness causes us to learn, and to forget, many things.
attention flattery silent
Attention is a silent and perpetual flattery.
miracle coups
Miracles are God's coups d'etat.
flower thinking ideas
To have ideas is to gather flowers; to think is to weave them into garlands.
sympathy grief world
The world has no sympathy with any but positive griefs. It will pity you for what you lose; never for what you lack
accepted repentance remorse
Repentance is accepted remorse.
unhappy becoming sometimes
By becoming unhappy, we sometimes learn how to be less so.
steps aging life-is
Let our lives be pure as snowfields, where our steps leave a mark but no stain.
vanity enemy dignity
Our vanity is the constant enemy of our dignity.
germs action
There are words which are worth as much as the best actions, for they contain the germ of them all.
friendship passion three
A friendship will be young after the lapse of half a century; a passion is old at the end of three months.
confused voice insanity
Might we not say to the confused voices which sometimes arise from the depths of our being: "Ladies, be so kind as to speak only four at a time?"