What did Sophie Swetchine mean by: Only those faults which we encounter in ourselves are insufferable to us in others. Sophie Swetchine Writer · Russia Copy
In youth we feel richer for every new illusion; in maturer years, for every one we lose. Read explanation Author, January 3, 2024January 2, 2025, Sophie Swetchine, Illusion, Loss, Youth, 0 Sophie Swetchine Writer · Russia
The mind wears the colors of the soul, as a valet those of his master. Author, January 3, 2024January 2, 2025, Sophie Swetchine, Mind, Perception, Soul, 0 Sophie Swetchine Writer · Russia
If grief is to be mitigated, it must either wear itself out or be shared. Author, January 3, 2024January 2, 2025, Sophie Swetchine, Grief, Sharing, 0 Sophie Swetchine Writer · Russia
Faith, amid the disorders of a sinful life, is like the lamp burning in an ancient tomb. Author, January 3, 2024January 2, 2025, Sophie Swetchine, Disorder, Faith, Light, 0 Sophie Swetchine Writer · Russia
Men are always invoking justice; yet it is justice which should make them tremble. Author, January 3, 2024January 2, 2025, Sophie Swetchine, Fear, Hypocrisy, Justice, 0 Sophie Swetchine Writer · Russia
In this world of change naught which comes stays and naught which goes is lost. Author, January 3, 2024January 2, 2025, Sophie Swetchine, Change, Impermanence, Loss, 0 Sophie Swetchine Writer · Russia
We are amused through the intellect, but it is the heart that saves us from ennui. Author, January 3, 2024January 2, 2025, Sophie Swetchine, Ennui, Heart, Intellect, 0 Sophie Swetchine Writer · Russia
The most culpable of the excesses of Liberty is the harm she does herself. Author, January 3, 2024January 2, 2025, Sophie Swetchine, Excess, Harm, 0 Sophie Swetchine Writer · Russia
Mirrors would do well to reflect a little more before sending back images. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
The same vices which are huge and insupportable in others we do not feel in ourselves. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
The most delicate, the most sensible of all pleasures, consists in promoting the pleasure of others. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
