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We do not judge men by what they are in themselves, but by what they are relatively to us.
Sophie Swetchine
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Sophie Swetchine
Age: 74 †
Born: 1782
Born: November 22
Died: 1857
Died: September 10
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Lady-In-Waiting
Salonnière
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Moscow
Russian SFSR
Sofia Petrovna Soymonova
Madame Swetchine
Swetchine
Anne Sophie Swetchine
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Old age is not one of the beauties of creation, but it is one of its harmonies.
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We deceive ourselves when we fancy that only weakness needs support. Strength needs it far more.
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