What did Sophie Swetchine mean by: The chains which cramp us most are those which weigh on us least. Sophie Swetchine Writer · Russia Copy
The only true method of action in this world is to be in it, but not of it. Author, January 3, 2024January 2, 2025, Sophie Swetchine, Authenticity, Detachment, Existence, 0 Sophie Swetchine Writer · Russia
We do not judge men by what they are in themselves, but by what they are relatively to us. Author, January 3, 2024January 2, 2025, Sophie Swetchine, Comparison, Perception, Relationships, 0 Sophie Swetchine Writer · Russia
Antiquity is a species of aristocracy with which it is not easy to be on visiting terms. Author, January 3, 2024January 6, 2025, Sophie Swetchine, Distance, Elitism, History, 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
We deceive ourselves when we fancy that only weakness needs support. Strength needs it far more. Author, January 3, 2024January 6, 2025, Sophie Swetchine, Deception, Strength, Support, 0 Sophie Swetchine Writer · Russia
As we advance in life the circle of our pains enlarges, while that of our pleasures contracts. Author, January 3, 2024January 2, 2025, Sophie Swetchine, Life, Pain, Pleasure, 0 Sophie Swetchine Writer · Russia
There are not good things enough in life to indemnify us for the neglect of a single duty. Author, January 3, 2024January 2, 2025, Sophie Swetchine, Consequences, Priorities, Responsibility, 0 Sophie Swetchine Writer · Russia
It is a little stream, which flows softly, but freshens everything along its course. Author, January 3, 2024January 2, 2025, Sophie Swetchine, Gentleness, Growth, Refreshing, 0 Sophie Swetchine Writer · Russia
Lying is the only art form that the public sanctions and instinctively prefers to reality. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
The extreme limit of wisdom, that’s what the public calls madness. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
When a work appears to be ahead of its time, it is only the time that is behind the work. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
