What did Sophie Swetchine mean by: The mind wears the colors of the soul, as a valet those of his master. Sophie Swetchine Writer · Russia Copy
There are words which are worth as much as the best actions, for they contain the germ of them all. Author, January 3, 2024January 2, 2025, Sophie Swetchine, Actions, Value, Words, 0 Sophie Swetchine Writer · Russia
We must labor unceasingly to render our piety reasonable, and our reason pious. Author, January 3, 2024January 2, 2025, Sophie Swetchine, Labor, Piety, Reason, 0 Sophie Swetchine Writer · Russia
He who has ceased to enjoy his friend’s superiority has ceased to love him. Author, January 3, 2024January 2, 2025, Sophie Swetchine, Friendship, Love, Superiority, 0 Sophie Swetchine Writer · Russia
Poor humanity!–so dependent, so insignificant, and yet so great. Author, January 3, 2024January 2, 2025, Sophie Swetchine, Dependency, Greatness, Insignificance, 0 Sophie Swetchine Writer · Russia
Let our lives be pure as snowfields, where our steps leave a mark but no stain. Author, January 3, 2024January 2, 2025, Sophie Swetchine, Impact, Integrity, Purity, 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
My sole defense against the natural horror which death inspires is to love beyond it. Author, January 3, 2024January 2, 2025, Sophie Swetchine, Death, Fear, Love, 0 Sophie Swetchine Writer · Russia
There are questions so indiscreet, that they deserve neither truth nor falsehood in reply. Author, January 3, 2024January 2, 2025, Sophie Swetchine, Deception, Discretion, Honesty, 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
