There are but two future verbs which man may appropriate confidently and without pride: "I shall suffer," and "I shall die. Sophie Swetchine More Quotes by Sophie Swetchine More Quotes From Sophie Swetchine Might we not say to the confused voices which sometimes arise from the depths of our being: "Ladies, be so kind as to speak only four at a time?" Sophie Swetchine confused voice insanity Those who have suffered much are like those who know many languages; they have learned to understand and be understood by all. Sophie Swetchine gratitude language suffering What I value most next to eternity is time. Sophie Swetchine next eternity inspirational The mind wears the colors of the soul, as a valet those of his master. Sophie Swetchine color soul mind Let us resist the opinion of the world fearlessly, provided only that our self-respect grows in proportion to our indifference. Sophie Swetchine opinion self world Old age is not one of the beauties of creation, but it is one of its harmonies. The law of contrasts is one of the laws of beauty. Under the conditions of our climate, shadow gives light its worth; sternness enhances mildness; solemnity, splendor. Varying proportions of size support and subserve one another. Sophie Swetchine light law giving Faith, amid the disorders of a sinful life, is like the lamp burning in an ancient tomb. Sophie Swetchine lamps life-is-like faith The inventory of my faith for this lower world is soon made out. I believe in Him who made it. Sophie Swetchine inventory faith believe The most dangerous of all flattery is the inferiority of those about us. Sophie Swetchine inferiority flattery dangerous We are always looking into the future, but we see only the past. Sophie Swetchine looking-to-the-future future past All the joys of earth will not assuage our thirst for happiness; while a single grief suffices to shroud life in a sombre veil, and smite it with nothingness at all points. Sophie Swetchine veils grief joy In youth, grief comes with a rush and overflow, but it dries up, too, like the torrent. In the winter of life it remains a miserable pool, resisting all evaporation. Sophie Swetchine youth grief winter Poor humanity!--so dependent, so insignificant, and yet so great. Sophie Swetchine dependent poor humanity Indifferent souls never part. Impassioned souls part, and return to one another, because they can do no better. Sophie Swetchine indifference return soul Let us shun everything, which might tend to efface the primitive lineaments of our individuality. Let us reflect that each one of us is a thought of God. Sophie Swetchine primitive individuality might We are often prophets to others only because we are our own historians. Sophie Swetchine historian prophet experience Truth only is prolific. Error, sterile in itself, produces only by means of the portion of truth which it contains. It may have offspring, but the life which it gives, like that of the hybrid races, cannot be transmitted. Sophie Swetchine errors race mean Years do not make sages; they only make old men. Sophie Swetchine age men years Antiquity is a species of aristocracy with which it is not easy to be on visiting terms. Sophie Swetchine visiting aristocracy easy The best of lessons, for a good many people, would be to listen at a keyhole. It is a pity for such that the practice is dishonorable. Sophie Swetchine good-man practice people
