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 justice-of-god injustice
The injustice of men subserves the justice of God, and often His mercy.
men perfection chimera
Since there must be chimeras, why is not perfection the chimera of all men?
men years age
Years do not make sages; they only make old men.
men divine misfortunes
Men do not go out to meet misfortune as we do. They learn it; and we--we divine it.
pride destiny men
There are but two future verbs which man may appropriate confidently and without pride: "I shall suffer," and "I shall die.
character men judging
We do not judge men by what they are in themselves, but by what they are relatively to us.
honesty men people
I like people to be saints; but I want them to be first and superlatively honest men.
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.
men justice should
Men are always invoking justice; yet it is justice which should make them tremble.
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.