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Those who have suffered much are like those who know many languages they have learned to understand and be understood by all.

Sophie Swetchine

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Sophie Swetchine
Age: 74 †
Born: 1782
Born: November 22
Died: 1857
Died: September 10
Diarist
Lady-In-Waiting
Salonnière
Writer
Moscow
Russian SFSR
Sofia Petrovna Soymonova
Madame Swetchine
Swetchine
Anne Sophie Swetchine
Many
Languages
Much
Suffered
Like
Gratitude
Understood
Learned
Suffering
Language
Understand

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