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I love victory, but I love not triumph.

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
Triumph
Victory
Love

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The chains which cramp us most are those which weigh on us least.
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What is resignation? It is putting God between one's self and one's grief.
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The mind wears the colors of the soul, as a valet those of his master.
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