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The very might of the human intellect reveals its limits.
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
Reveals
Intellect
Limits
Might
Human
Humans
Mind
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There are words which are worth as much as the best actions, for they contain the germ of them all.
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There is nothing steadfast in life but our memories. We are sure of keeping intact only that which we have lost.
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Providence has hidden a charm in difficult undertakings, which is appreciated only by those who dare to grapple with them.
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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.
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We expect everything and are prepared for nothing.
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Friendship is like those ancient altars where the unhappy, and even the guilty, found a sure asylum.
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Feeling loves a subdued light.
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Life grows darker as we go on, till only one pure light is left shining on it and that is faith. Old age, like solitude and sorrow, has its revelations.
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The Christian's God is a God of metamorphoses. You cast grief into his bosom: you draw thence, peace. You cast in despair: 'tis hope that rises to the surface. It is a sinner whose heart he moves. It is a saint who returns him thanks.
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The chains which cramp us most are those which weigh on us least.
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Kindness causes us to learn, and to forget, many things.
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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 recognize the action of God in great things: we exclude it in small. We forget that the Lord of eternity is also the Lord of the hour.
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It would seem that by our sorrows only are we called to a knowledge of the Infinite. Are we happy? The limits of life constrain us on all sides.
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I love victory, but I love not triumph.
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To love deeply in one direction makes us more loving in all others.
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Happiness and Virtue clasp hands and walk together.
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Those who make us happy are always thankful to us for being so their gratitude is the reward of their benefits.
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When fresh sorrows have caused us to take some steps in the right way, we may not complain. We have invested in a life annuity, but the income remains.
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Respect is a serious thing in him who feels it, and the height of honor for him who inspires the feeling.
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