Sophie Swetchine quotes

Sophie Swetchine was a Russian-born writer and celebrated salon hostess who played a significant role in French intellectual society. Her Paris salon attracted many prominent thinkers, politicians, and writers of the 19th century. She became known for her insightful thought, religious devotion, and profound correspondence with notable figures. Here are 18 of her quotes:

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

Sophie Swetchine

What is resignation? It is putting God between one's self and one's grief.

Sophie Swetchine

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

Sophie Swetchine

Strength alone knows conflict, weakness is born vanquished.

Sophie Swetchine

Repentance is accepted remorse.

Sophie Swetchine

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

Sophie Swetchine

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

Sophie Swetchine

The only true method of action in this world is to be in it, but not of it.

Sophie Swetchine

Our vanity is the constant enemy of our dignity.

Sophie Swetchine

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

Sophie Swetchine

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

Sophie Swetchine

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

Sophie Swetchine

We reform others unconsciously when we walk uprightly.

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.

Sophie Swetchine

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

Sophie Swetchine

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

Sophie Swetchine