Certain Quote by Sophie Swetchine

A good, finished scandal, fully armed and equipped, such as circulates in the world, is rarely the production of a single individual, or even…

— Sophie Swetchine

Respect is a serious thing in him who feels it, and the height of honor for him who inspires the feeling.

— Sophie Swetchine

Since there must be chimeras, why is not perfection the chimera of all men?

— Sophie Swetchine

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

— Sophie Swetchine

Men are always invoking justice; yet it is justice which should make them tremble.

— Sophie Swetchine

To reveal imprudently the spot where we are most sensitive and vulnerable is to invite a blow. The demigod Achilles admitted no one to…

— Sophie Swetchine

God has prohibited despair.

— Sophie Swetchine

There are questions so indiscreet, that they deserve neither truth nor falsehood in reply.

— Sophie Swetchine

Antiquity is a species of aristocracy with which it is not easy to be on visiting terms.

— Sophie Swetchine

The best of lessons, for a good many people, would be to listen at a keyhole. It is a pity for such that the…

— Sophie Swetchine

There is, by God's grace, an immeasurable distance between late and too late.

— Sophie Swetchine

A malicious enemy is better than a clumsy friend.

— Sophie Swetchine