Quotes by Sophie Swetchine

About Sophie Swetchine:

Anne Sophie Swetchine was a Russian mystic, born in Moscow, and famous for her salon in Paris.
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Strength alone knows conflict, weakness is born vanquished.

Sophie Swetchine

The best advice on the art of being happy is about as easy to follow as advice to be well when one is sick.

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There are words which are worth as much as the best actions, for they contain the germ of them all.

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The mind wears the colors of the soul, as a valet those of his master.

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We expect everything and are prepared for nothing.

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We reform others unconsciously when we walk uprightly.

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One must be a somebody before they can have a enemy. One must be a force before he can be resisted by another force.

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Our vanity is the constant enemy of our dignity.

Sophie Swetchine

Youth should be a savings bank.

Sophie Swetchine

The chains which cramp us most are those which weigh on us least.

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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.

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In this world of change, nothing which comes stays, and nothing which goes is lost.

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The ideal friendship is to feel as one while remaining two.

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Travel is the frivolous part of serious lives, and the serious part of frivolous ones.

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There are two ways of attaining an important end, force and perseverance; the silent power of the latter grows irresistible with time.

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We deceive ourselves when we fancy that only weakness needs support. Strength needs it far more.

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To love deeply in one direction makes us more loving in all others.

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Author Bio

  • NameSophie Swetchine
  • DescriptionRussian salon-holder
  • BornNovember 22, 1782
  • DiedSeptember 10, 1857
  • CountryRussia
  • ProfessionLady-in-waiting; Salon-holder