We do not judge men by what they are in themselves, but by what they are relatively to us. — 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
We are amused through the intellect, but it is the heart that saves us from ennui. — Sophie Swetchine
In youth we feel richer for every new illusion; in maturer years, for every one we lose. — Sophie Swetchine
My sole defense against the natural horror which death inspires is to love beyond it. — Sophie Swetchine