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
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CountryRussian Federation
inferiority flattery dangerous
The most dangerous of all flattery is the inferiority of those about us.
future past looking-to-the-future
We are always looking into the future, but we see only the past.
littles flow moderation
It is a little stream, which flows softly, but freshens everything along its course.
men justice-of-god injustice
The injustice of men subserves the justice of God, and often His mercy.
believe heart adorable
Indulgence is lovely in the sinless; toleration, adorable in the pious and believing heart.
individuality might primitive
Let us shun everything, which might tend to efface the primitive lineaments of our individuality. Let us reflect that each one of us is a thought of God.
soul return indifference
Indifferent souls never part. Impassioned souls part, and return to one another, because they can do no better.
humanity poor dependent
Poor humanity!--so dependent, so insignificant, and yet so great.
men perfection chimera
Since there must be chimeras, why is not perfection the chimera of all men?
grief joy veils
All the joys of earth will not assuage our thirst for happiness; while a single grief suffices to shroud life in a sombre veil, and smite it with nothingness at all points.
despair
God has prohibited despair.
healthy states tendencies
In a healthy state of the organism all wounds have a tendency to heal.
blessed air needs
Consolation heaps without contact; somewhat like the blessed air which we need but to breathe.
gratitude language understood
Those who have suffered much are like those who know many languages; they have learned to understand and be understood by all.