Where there is a question of economy, I prefer privation. 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 confusedvoiceinsanity Those who have suffered much are like those who know many languages; they have learned to understand and be understood by all. Sophie Swetchine gratitudelanguagesuffering What I value most next to eternity is time. Sophie Swetchine nexteternityinspirational The mind wears the colors of the soul, as a valet those of his master. Sophie Swetchine colorsoulmind Let us resist the opinion of the world fearlessly, provided only that our self-respect grows in proportion to our indifference. Sophie Swetchine opinionselfworld 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 lightlawgiving Faith, amid the disorders of a sinful life, is like the lamp burning in an ancient tomb. Sophie Swetchine lampslife-is-likefaith The inventory of my faith for this lower world is soon made out. I believe in Him who made it. Sophie Swetchine inventoryfaithbelieve The most dangerous of all flattery is the inferiority of those about us. Sophie Swetchine inferiorityflatterydangerous We are always looking into the future, but we see only the past. Sophie Swetchine looking-to-the-futurefuturepast 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 veilsgriefjoy 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 youthgriefwinter Poor humanity!--so dependent, so insignificant, and yet so great. Sophie Swetchine dependentpoorhumanity Indifferent souls never part. Impassioned souls part, and return to one another, because they can do no better. Sophie Swetchine indifferencereturnsoul 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 primitiveindividualitymight We are often prophets to others only because we are our own historians. Sophie Swetchine historianprophetexperience 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 errorsracemean Years do not make sages; they only make old men. Sophie Swetchine agemenyears Antiquity is a species of aristocracy with which it is not easy to be on visiting terms. Sophie Swetchine visitingaristocracyeasy 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-manpracticepeople
