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
men years age
Years do not make sages; they only make old men.
age harmony creation
Old age is not one of the beauties of creation, but it is one of its harmonies.
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.
careers america age
America has begun her career at the culminating point of life, as Adam did at the age of thirty.
pain circles age
As we advance in life the circle of our pains enlarges, while that of our pleasures contracts.
kindness eye steps
Let us not fail to scatter along our pathway the seeds of kindness and sympathy. Some of them will doubtless perish; but if one only lives, it will perfume our steps and rejoice our eyes.
law common-sense common
The law of common sense.
somebody
One must be a somebody before they can have a enemy. One must be a force before he can be resisted by another force.
In this world of change, nothing which comes stays, and nothing which goes is lost.
clumsy enemies force malicious resisted
In order to have an enemy, one must be somebody. One must be a force before he can be resisted by another force. A malicious enemy is better than a clumsy friend.
bears piety
Piety softens all that courage bears.
apples one-day world
We are all of us, in this world, more or less like St. January, whom the inhabitants of Naples worship one day, and pelt with baked apples the next.
faith believe inventory
The inventory of my faith for this lower world is soon made out. I believe in Him who made it.
faith life-is-like burning
Faith, amid the disorders of a sinful life, is like the lamp burning in an ancient tomb.